We slept in and enjoyed an absolutely glorious amount of sleep!
Shockingly we all woke up at 11:15...which was when the sun came up!
When we woke up we all discovered...it was beautiful outside! We could actually see mountains, that were "rainbow" because of the sunset amongst the backdrop of Reykjavik! We all woke up and decided to make the trek out to the second half of the Golden Circle! We were suppose to visit the whole thing on Friday when we flew in...but getting the car stuck in the snow for several hours put that plan to shame. So...we decided today, to set out and actually see the Geysir and Gulfoss falls. On the way out of town we visited Hallgrimskirkja - which is a beautiful, modern Lutheran church in the heart of Reykjavik. It is the largest church in Iceland and if you discount the radio towers, the tallest building. And! You can take an elevator to the top! So we did! And got to love the stunning views of the city! We were so excited it was clear enough to see...well, anything!
Then, we started driving. It was a longer drive than anticipated...but we couldn't believe that what looked like white fields and mist two days prior was actually gorgeous snowy plains with beautiful snowy mountains all around - it really was stunning and so exciting to suddenly see everything! We stopped at a few of the more scenic lookouts and eventually made it to a stretch where we would suddenly see steam furiously rising up out of the ground - we had made it to the geysir! yay! We couldn't believe the energy as the water bubbled and bubbled and then shot up out of the ground so suddenly! We were standing just feet away too - it was crazy!
We made it to Gulfoss Falls - which were AMAZING just before sundown...or, well, before the sunlight was gone. This was by far the largest and most powerful falls I have ever been too (I haven't been to Niagara) and it was really cool! We also dealt with incredibly slick sheets of ice that one had to navigate to get to both the Geysir and Gulfoss...and we may or may not have had a few hilarious moments of slipping, penguin walking, sliding...you name it.
Tonight we enjoyed reservations at an awesome, trendy restaurant called the "Grill Market" (we tried to go last night and had to make reservations for tonight)...we enjoyed a mix of Minke Whale, puffin burgers, what Becky has proclaimed to be the best calamari ever, dried fish, deliciously marinated salmon, cod, monkfish, amazing lamb, fantastic beef tenderloin, duck, lobster... it was pretty ridiculously awesome! We all left wonderfully and decadently stuffed. A fantastic last dinner in Iceland!
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When we woke up we all discovered...it was beautiful outside! We could actually see mountains, that were "rainbow" because of the sunset amongst the backdrop of Reykjavik! We all woke up and decided to make the trek out to the second half of the Golden Circle! We were suppose to visit the whole thing on Friday when we flew in...but getting the car stuck in the snow for several hours put that plan to shame. So...we decided today, to set out and actually see the Geysir and Gulfoss falls. On the way out of town we visited Hallgrimskirkja - which is a beautiful, modern Lutheran church in the heart of Reykjavik. It is the largest church in Iceland and if you discount the radio towers, the tallest building. And! You can take an elevator to the top! So we did! And got to love the stunning views of the city! We were so excited it was clear enough to see...well, anything!
Then, we started driving. It was a longer drive than anticipated...but we couldn't believe that what looked like white fields and mist two days prior was actually gorgeous snowy plains with beautiful snowy mountains all around - it really was stunning and so exciting to suddenly see everything! We stopped at a few of the more scenic lookouts and eventually made it to a stretch where we would suddenly see steam furiously rising up out of the ground - we had made it to the geysir! yay! We couldn't believe the energy as the water bubbled and bubbled and then shot up out of the ground so suddenly! We were standing just feet away too - it was crazy!
We made it to Gulfoss Falls - which were AMAZING just before sundown...or, well, before the sunlight was gone. This was by far the largest and most powerful falls I have ever been too (I haven't been to Niagara) and it was really cool! We also dealt with incredibly slick sheets of ice that one had to navigate to get to both the Geysir and Gulfoss...and we may or may not have had a few hilarious moments of slipping, penguin walking, sliding...you name it.
Tonight we enjoyed reservations at an awesome, trendy restaurant called the "Grill Market" (we tried to go last night and had to make reservations for tonight)...we enjoyed a mix of Minke Whale, puffin burgers, what Becky has proclaimed to be the best calamari ever, dried fish, deliciously marinated salmon, cod, monkfish, amazing lamb, fantastic beef tenderloin, duck, lobster... it was pretty ridiculously awesome! We all left wonderfully and decadently stuffed. A fantastic last dinner in Iceland!
Click Me for Photos! :)
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