So sad, it’s ending soon Alas, our last two days are here and it’s time to go have a good hot soak at the Blue Lagoon and a Michelin dinner at Moss. Before getting there though, we stop at one last museum. Viking World Museum The Viking World museum in Njarðvík, where a replica Viking […]
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Thingvellir and Skalholt When planning our Icelandic adventure, Barrett said he didn’t want to do the ‘traditional’ Golden Circle tour as he didn’t care about Geysirs and hydro plants with hot water bubbling out. He was interested in our Viking heritage. So when I asked my tour guide (and friend) Jon, to make arrangements, I […]
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After a relaxing time in Reykjavik where we visited multiple museums, we head out for the day with our guide Sola to see Iceland’s South Coast waterfalls, glacier, and puffins. Tourists can book with Sola via toursbylocals.com; one of our favorite private guide sources. We also like to use Get Your Guide at https://getyourguide.com The […]
Read MoreBack in Reykjavik We got off the gawd awful Norwegian Cruise ship a day early in Reykjavík, and didn’t waste any time getting ourselves back to having fun. After a quick ‘get ourselves together’ drink at Apotek, we wandered up Rainbow Street to go shopping and find some fish and chips! It’s time for more […]
Read MoreSearching for our Viking Heritage It’s a busy afternoon visiting Hjálparfoss, Commonwealth Farm, & Hella Caves! After our visit with Bishop Christian at Skalholt, we took a long scenic drive and stopped at Hjálparfoss, which means ‘Help’ in Icelandic. Hjalparfoss Iceland is chock full of waterfalls, big and small, thin and wide, powerful and trickling. […]
Read MoreIt was another busy day for this 83 year old first time traveler and she didn’t miss a step as we took a private Golden Circle tour with Jon (pronounced Yon). While it can be very touristy, and some will say not very good – I actually love some parts of the tour and Jon […]
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Our private guide picked us up bright and early to head to the Borgarfjordur valley. Our guide was off on his timing so when we arrived at Borgarnes village, nothing was open, including the Saga museum that I hoped Edna would see. The museum offers a re-creation of the Icelandic saga Egill. Time was an […]
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