Friday, April 18, 2014

The Big Trip - Day 34 - The Golden Circle

Sner outside the hostel



On the bus tour driving through Iceland 









At Þingvellir National Park, historical site of the Alþingi (Icelandic Parliament)





Church and summer house of the Prime Minister







Walking along the edge of the North American Plate















The rift valley of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, forming the boundary between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates














Gullfoss Waterfall 
('Golden Falls')



























The geysers at Haukadalur






'Little Geysir'



Strokkur





Konungshver - 'The King's Hot Spring'



The original 'Geysir'




Another scenic waterfall with a salmon fish ladder





Skálholt Church









Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Station





A novel way for the hostel to get people to wash their dishes


Strokkur erupting

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