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Monday, June 3, 2019

Iceland

Iceland is a wonderful country with its remarkable and untouched nature.
The most iconic symbol of Reykjavik Hallgrimskirkja

Starting from air Iceland amazes with its nature

 And welcomes to its blue lagoon

The car number plate are very different from the rest of Europe

The Icelandic banknotes look very soviet style, like Moldovan leu.

Icelandic language is very old and very different language.

Generally Iceland is very much similar to US, leather seats at fast food restaurant.

Reykjavik 

The streets of Reykjavik look like Philadelphia

The street signs have yellow background, so they can be easily spotted in snow

Reykjavik is famous for a museum of the largest collection of penises in the world 

Almost all buildings in center are covered with slates

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public benches

Icelandic seat of parliament where the Pot and Pan revolution took place in 2009

Tjornin is fantastic relaxing lake in the center of town 

Reykjavik has some decent modern buildings as well, like the opera house

Interior of which has fantastic design

A cool and symbolic statue called the Sun Voyager.
By the way it is 11:30 at night in the photo, in summer it never gets dark in Reykjavik.

The hot tap water everywhere in Iceland smells with rotten eggs, as it is coming from deep boreholes.

The hydrants are of American style

There is not much to do it Reykjavik, that's why Icelanders are playing football in inflated balloons and do yoga meditation for fun

The nature of Iceland is the number one reason why people visit Iceland.
The rocks on the left side are part of north-American tectonic plate and the rocks on the right side of Eurasian tectonic plate.
They are slowly drifting apart from each other. 

Icelandic flag and the amazing rock formations in background

Iceland is full of waterfalls

At the location called Silfra snorkeling and diving are very popular

because the visibility in water exceeds hundred meters

Icelandic horse, a unique pony like horse

Geysers are one of the major highlight of Iceland.
They look wonderful but smell like a rotten egg because of volcanic sulphur

People wait until the Geyser shoots a hot water into the air, and everyone screams - ooo..., aaa.... etc.

The map of Iceland on a wooden wall, perfectly transfers the mood of nature

The Gullfoss waterfall is fantastic, it is worth to visit Iceland only for seeing it

American pickups are super popular for off-roading

The entrance to all farms is equipped with horizontal fences, so the animals can't escape

The farm post-boxes are of American style

An amazing volcanic crater, the entrance has been made for a fee, that's why major tour companies don't go there anymore.
And it is a fantastic place to relax as it is less crowded

A small town in south of Iceland, Selfoss hosts Bobby Fischer's center, presenting artifacts of World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer.

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