My trip was finally over and I had to get to the airport. I stopped by a local bakery to stock up on food since Icelandair charges for food, I don't like their choices, and they are not filling enough for a transatlantic flight.Metro fare was 36K ($7) but I only had 35K in coins. I tried my credit card but it got rejected. I'd been having problems from day 1 with my visa card being locked, I was relying on my other two cards, now one had locked again and I was do...

This morning I was leaving Iceland after my weekend in Reykjavik. Despite the rain I had really enjoyed it and can see myself coming back. It has a small town feel like Quebec City and there are lots of natural things to do outside the city.I didn't do the northern lights as its subject to weather so I would need a few days to pick the best night. Also there are the thermal springs to go bathing, whale watching tours, hiking, horse riding and other outdoor activi...

The final stop for today was to the Thingvellir National Park. As we were driving all day we had seen lots of sheep, cows, or horses grazing. It was hard to photograph with my new camera which doesn't take moving objects well.The national park is where the North American and European tectonic plates meet. It was also the spot of the Iceland Parliament for about 900 years since 930AD.The Parliament was actually an annual outdoor gathering, so no buildings or struc...

The next part of the tour and most exciting part was to a visit to the Geysir Field. This was discovered about a century ago when a giant geysir suddenly erupted. It now erupts regularly on average 9 min intervals.Fortunately the rain had also stopped as this was somewhere you need to spend long periods outdoors observing.The area is famous for the giant geysir but there are actually many geysirs of various sizes. Some erupt, others very seldom, or some not at al...

Next stop was the Gullfuss (Golden Waterfall). The rain was coming down heavy but that wouldn't have made any difference with all the mist from the falls.There are three levels to the falls and they are quite majestic. I believe they were featured in the opening of the Alien Prequel movie Prometheus but I believe many other movies such as Lord of the Rings are also shot on Iceland due to its unearthly features.A few decades back was a plan to build a hydro dam bu...