Iceland August 2014
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Downtown Reykjavik
Downtown Reykjavik
Downtown Reykjavik
Downtown Reykjavik
Downtown Reykjavik
Does this sign advertise their products or make a statement about Icelandic children?
Reykjavik
Reykjavik Harbor
Shipwrecks 1960-1969
Legend for shipwrecks
First of many bowls of Lobster soup
Where we had lunch the first day in Iceland
Lunch
The Icelandic Phallological Museum, located in Reykjavík, Iceland, houses the world's largest display of penises and penile parts.
Elephant penis. My finger is there as a size reference!
The Icelandic Phallological Museum.
The Icelandic Phallological Museum. Killer Whale penis
Penis molds from the Icelandic National Handball Team. Silver Medalists Beijing Olympics, 2008.
Self explanatory.
Reykjavik, Hallgrímskirkja
Inside Hallgrímskirkja
Statue of Leif Ericsson (and Sharon!)
Statue of Leif Ericsson (and Sharon!)
Butter dish
Dinner
Wolf fish for my dinner
Downtown Reykjavik in the evening.
Although polar bears are not native to Iceland, polar bears do occasionally turn up in Iceland, most drifting in on icebergs from the east coast of Greenland. In March 2010, the number of documented observations of polar bears in Iceland throughout its history totaled 289.
Sharon with a few locals.
Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavik.
Sun Voyager (Icelandic: Sólfar) is a sculpture by Jón Gunnar Árnason (1931 - 1989). The sculpture is located by Sæbraut, by the sea in the center of Reykjavík.
On the side of the road going from Reykjavik to Þingvellir.
On the road to Þingvellir
In the North Atlantic, the Mid Atlantic ridge separates the Eurasian and North American Plates. Although the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is mostly an underwater feature, portions of it have enough elevation to extend above sea level. The section of the ridge that includes the island of Iceland is also known as the Reykjanes Ridge which passes through Þingvellir. The 2 plates are separating at a rate of about 1 inch per year.
Signs of the Eurasian and North American Plates separating at Þingvellir . The 2 plates are separating at a rate of about 1 inch per year.
Þingvellir is a site of historical, cultural, and geological importance and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Iceland. It is the site of a rift valley that marks the crest of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Þingvellir
