Visiting Iceland was a dream of mine for many years but I always thought it is to expensive. I’m not a fan of organized bus tours and therefore I hoped for someone to join me to share cost for rooms and transportation. Since one of the cheapest options for me to fly to the east coast of Canada was via Reykjavik, I decided to extend the stayover and asked around. Luckily my aunt always wanted to go as well we just never talked about it. This is why we decided to rent a car for a week and explore the south of Iceland. I’ll share the drive past the south coast of Iceland in another blog, but first I’ll show you Reykjavik and surroundings.

I decided to not make this blog chronological because we saved up some spots for the way back because we had to drive most of the way double. This is why I will start documenting in the west. I’ll warn you, since I really fell in love with this unique island this will be one of the longest blogs so far. Sorting out all the pictures I took was a struggle but here you go.

Reykjanes

Miðlína - Bridge between continents.

On the left side you see the European and on the right the American Continental Plate.

Our cutie for the road trip.

Gunnuhver Hot Springs.

Valahnúkamöl.

Brimketill lava rock pool - Our dinner spot one day :)

Blue Lagoon

Super relaxing, not as crowded as expected, but also quite expensive.

Reykjavik

Town Hall.

Lake Tjörnin.

Hallgrimskirkja.

Special from the outside and simple on the inside.

On top of the Hallgrimskirkja.

The Harpa.

Inside the Harpa.

What a view from the city.

Þúfa - A small grass "mountain" to climb in the harbor.

Harpa from the harbor sight.

We did a whale watching trip and actually saw some dolfins and two wales from the distance. Sadly I didn't managed to make great pictures of it, but still it was great.

Such a cute city! Click on the pictures to enlage.