Getting there
Well, the flight from JFK left at 2pm, Thursday the 23rd. But the shuttle we caught at 7:30 in the morning from conshohocken PA got us there at 9:30. the 5 step process of travel the first day included my parents (thank you) picking us up at 6:15 am and taking us to the shuttle, the shuttle taking us to the airport, the plane arrived in Iceland around 11:30 PM local time, they put us on a bus to Reykjavik's BSI main bus terminal and they shuttled us to the hotels.
Tyring to read the map
We got up Friday morning and decided to walk around Reykjavik and explore. Matt got us a map and promptly got us lost. The street names were "Sundlaugavegur" and "Laugardalshollin", which we eventually came to recognize as though it were "northmainstreet" with all words put together instead of separated.
We found this rather unnecessarily descriptive sign to clean up after your dog.
We found this rather unnecessarily descriptive sign to clean up after your dog.
A refreshing take...
From the top of the Steeple
First Dinner
And it's light out all night
Saturday Morning

Of course, this is all extremely romantic.
This is glacier water coming down from the mountains...
And we couldn't quite make out what this sign was telling us not to do - our best guess: don't throw croissants in the water.
Um, ice cream becomes a nightly ritual...
Sunday

Then we relaxed at the Blue Lagoon. It's an open air geothermal pool, and the folks floating around with us included Italians, Germans, French, and Russian families. We really enjoyed sharing this experience with hundreds of people from many different countries.
The weather was rainy but the water was warm and the view was breathtaking. Mountains to all sides and steam rising from bright blue foggy water - it was tranquil and
ethereal. We didn't bring our camera because we feared we'd have no place to put it, but here are some stock photos of the blue lagoon. It really does look like this.
The weather was rainy but the water was warm and the view was breathtaking. Mountains to all sides and steam rising from bright blue foggy water - it was tranquil and

Monday
Our tour for the day will take us for a hike on a glacier, and then to see two more waterfalls.
The bus ride to get out there, in the very high winds and unnecessarily tall bus, with a lunatic driver sporting a lead foot, was more terrifying than the plane ride to Iceland. And that's saying a lot.
The bus ride to get out there, in the very high winds and unnecessarily tall bus, with a lunatic driver sporting a lead foot, was more terrifying than the plane ride to Iceland. And that's saying a lot.
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