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Location Date Europe 
1492297200 Africa 1492297200 Asia 1462662000 North America 1126393200 -
Location Date France 1492297200 Portugal 1492297200 Russia 1439506800 Norway 1409180400 Germany 1409180400 Svalbard And Jan Mayen 1408921200 Netherlands 1368399600 Iceland
1345330800 UK 1273100400 Italy 1029798000 -
Location Date Reykjavik 1345330800 Snaefelljokull 1345244400 Grundarfjorour 1345158000 Akureyri 1345071600 Grettislaug 1345071600 Husavik 1344985200 Myvatn 1344898800 Askja 1344726000 Nyidalur 1344639600 Landmannalaugar 1344553200 Jokulsarlon 1344466800 Skaftafell 1344380400 Thingvellir 1344207600 Vik I Myrdal
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On our way to Vik i Myrdal, we stopped twice to admire two beautiful waterfalls :
* the first one, Seljalandsfoss. The most amazing thing about this waterfall is the fact that you can walk behind it and see this wall of water flowing in front of you!
* the second one, Skogafoss, is one of the biggest waterfalls in the country with a width of 25m and a drop of 60m. Due to the amount of spray the waterfall consistently produces, a single or double rainbow is normally visible on sunny days, and we could enjoy the double one! According to legend, the first Viking settler in the area, Þrasi Þórólfsson, buried a treasure in a cave behind the waterfall. The legend continues that locals found the chest years later, but were only able to grasp the ring on the side of the chest before it disappeared again. The ring was allegedly given to the local church. The old church door ring is now in a museum, though whether it gives any credence to the folklore is debatable.
We climbed the 300 steps (maybe more) on the right of the waterfall to reach the top of it and enjoy the panorama.
We finally drove to Vik i Myrdal, a nice village on the south coast of the island. Unfortunately, we could not take the road leading to the giant cliffs of Reynisfjall. Indeed the road had been closed by the crew of "Noah", Darren Aronofsky's latest movie starring Russel Crowe, which was shooting on the famous black sanded beach, one of the 10 most beautiful beaches in the world.
Frustrated, we headed back to Vik's campgroung and set the camp for dinner, hoping to be able to take the road the next day...
* the first one, Seljalandsfoss. The most amazing thing about this waterfall is the fact that you can walk behind it and see this wall of water flowing in front of you!
* the second one, Skogafoss, is one of the biggest waterfalls in the country with a width of 25m and a drop of 60m. Due to the amount of spray the waterfall consistently produces, a single or double rainbow is normally visible on sunny days, and we could enjoy the double one! According to legend, the first Viking settler in the area, Þrasi Þórólfsson, buried a treasure in a cave behind the waterfall. The legend continues that locals found the chest years later, but were only able to grasp the ring on the side of the chest before it disappeared again. The ring was allegedly given to the local church. The old church door ring is now in a museum, though whether it gives any credence to the folklore is debatable.
We climbed the 300 steps (maybe more) on the right of the waterfall to reach the top of it and enjoy the panorama.
We finally drove to Vik i Myrdal, a nice village on the south coast of the island. Unfortunately, we could not take the road leading to the giant cliffs of Reynisfjall. Indeed the road had been closed by the crew of "Noah", Darren Aronofsky's latest movie starring Russel Crowe, which was shooting on the famous black sanded beach, one of the 10 most beautiful beaches in the world.
Frustrated, we headed back to Vik's campgroung and set the camp for dinner, hoping to be able to take the road the next day...
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