The Land of Ice

Last Saturday, we took a class trip north of Reykjavik. Below are just a few of many beautiful pics from a really enjoyable day.

Shot near Þingvellir (Parliament Plains)
The Alþing general assembly was established here around 930 and continued to convene there until 1798. All major events in the history of Iceland have taken place at Þingvellir. Today Þingvellir is a national park of the Icelandic nation. This was definitely an amazing stop on the trip, however, I could not help but feel a bit disconnected in some way with the history that took place there. In other words, I simply could not phathom the combination of the time period, events, and nature all located in this one spot.

Just taking a jog on a glacier

Waterfalls at Barnafoss (Children's Falls).
Two young children died at these waterfalls. They disapeared leaving only a trail of footsteps to the stone arch over the river. Their mother had the arch later destroyed and later these falls were named after the two small children.

Our teacher noted that the view of the glacier was terrible because of the fog. I thought the fog made the whole experience really mystical. That was my favorite stop of the day.