Sunday morning muse: Iceland’s breathtaking beauty, eye-popping waterfall to a ‘petrified troll'
* Wim Denijs captured eye-popping scenes that show fog rolling over mountains and water sweeping over waterfalls
* His favourite picture in this set was taken on the pains of the Vestrahorn – an imposing mountain
* The 60-year-old photographer has visited Iceland seven times since the Eyjafjallajokull ash cloud crisis in 2010
It's tourist attractions such as the spectacular Godafoss waterfall that lure nearly one million holidaymakers to Iceland every year
According to Icelandic legend, the majestic Hvítserkur, a 50ft basalt rock on the Vatnsnes peninsula, is a petrified troll
With exquisite detail, tourist Wim Denijs captured eye-popping scenes, including this one showing fog rolling over mountains
Waves from the Atlantic Ocean crash ashore on a volcanic beach with the country's iconic black basalt sand
Iceland is home to some of the most stunning waterfalls in the world, with plenty to gaze at in every corner of the country
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3174936/Iceland-s-dramatic-landscapes-revealed-mesmerising-photos.html
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I've been to Reykjavik, but only for a couple of hours on an Icelanic flight stopover to the States.
Definitely on my bucket list. But, have to shore up the budget first. It's super-expensive there.
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Icelandic Airlines used to offer free stopovers, i.e. no extra air fare if you decided to interrupt your journey to or from Europe and stay a while. So we did.
This was another era, namely 1971. I was 19. My brother and I got ourselves beds at a youth hostel, as the regular hotel prices were beyond our means. It cost us $2 a piece in those days. We took a day long bus tour around western Iceland, stopping at Gulfoss, Geysir and Þingvellir (the "Þ" is pronounced like a "th"
, where the Icelandic parliament was founded over a thousand years ago.
I had learned some Swedish by then, but trying to make out Icelandic with a rudimentary knowledge of Swedish is like trying to make out spoken Latin with a rudimentary knowledge of Italian. It was good for basics, but otherwise, we had to use English, which, fortunately, most Icelanders knew.
The Icelandic countryside really is that spectacular. I had always intended to go back and stay longer, but the best-laid plans of mice and men, and all that. On the other hand, all we really have to do is make the time. It's that simple--AND that difficult!
on my wish list for years, especially since hearing some of my students give a travelogue about their trip in a 4X4 around the wild northern region. Phantasmagorical!
Thanks for the beautiful pics, Surya Gayatri.
It was a great movie about the closing of Life Magazine, the ending was excellent.
It is a spectacular country. The air is clean, the streets are safe, and the people are wonderful. If you go to visit with an open and curious mind, they love to share information about the country and its customs. And, yes, it is a little pricey, but definitely worth it.
My Dad came up to visit me. I think it was just about his favorite vacation trip, ever. Which is why this is my favorite photo of him, ever. It was taken at Gullfoss.
The geyser photo took quite a while to get......first, to get around everyone else trying for the great pic, and then waiting till it blew!
We really enjoyed our trip.
http://vidmg.photobucket.com/albums/v220/mojorox/20140913_121057_zpsax3lmeex.mp4
glacier
I loved seeing so many horses roaming free.
a really rich 'fellow traveller' who would shell out for everybody?
