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Friðheimar

I'd highly recommend lunch at Friðheimar, whose 8 greenhouses produce 39% of Iceland’s tomatoes. We ate here for lunch; the meal was delicious and of course, tomato forward.

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Geysir and Strokkur

Geysir is a geyser, and is the origin of the term! Nearby Strokkur is more active, though, and we stood around long enough to see it do its thing.

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Gullfoss

Very impressive.

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Seljalandsfoss

Very wet.

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Rútshellir

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Solheimasandur

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Skógar Museum

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We found the elves! ("The elves went too far!")

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Skógafoss

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Dyrhólaey

Very windy.

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A lava field

Which has since become covered in moss.

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Fjaðrárgljúfur

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Svínafellsjökull

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My favorite place we stayed: a classic summerhouse.

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Stuðlagil

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Hofdi

A strange departure from typical Icelandic vistas...

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Goðafoss

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Husavik

If you haven't heard this song, fix that now, ideally by watching the Eurovision movie.

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Whales are big.
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Whale watching in Akureyri

So Husavik may be the whale-watching capital of the world, but we went to Akureyri to go to a beer spa and ended up booking this tour last-minute!

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Hvítserkur

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Kolugljúfur

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Kirkjufellsfoss

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Bæjarfoss

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Hellissandur

"Street art capital of Icealand"

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Snæfellsjökull National Park

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Fagradalsfjall

An active volcano!

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© 2025 Rebecca

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