Iceland - The island of fire and ice

in #travel7 years ago

Iceland - The island of fire and ice

You should not miss these natural phenomena!

German post: https://steemit.com/reisen/@twinkleberry/iceland-die-insel-aus-feuer-und-eis

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Iceland is impressive - if you were still in the east directly on the icebergs and glaciers, you are in the west even with the well-known hot springs, whose temperature is 100 ° C.
You can not bathe in this, of course, but there are small and colder springs (about 36-38 ° C) dispersed in the middle of the country, which can be explored on guided tours or on your own.
Then there is the Blue Lagoon, one of the natural wonders of the earth. Here is the entrance not cheap - but it is worth it.

What you should not miss, are the Geysire. It is a unique experience if you stand before a big bubbling hole and shoot all at once a jet after a head.

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On Iceland there are some waterfalls, if you are only 10 days there, like me, it is almost impossible to see all. I want to tell you my two darlings.

The Gulfoss

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and the Skógafoss

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It is overpowering if one stands before the waterfall - in my eyes a must for natural lovers.

My last tip:
Jökulsárlón - icebergs and glaciers - very closely experience.
You are able so far to the icebergs and clods near that you think, you can touch them immediately - simply incredibly!

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Finally, 2 interesting and funny Do-you-know- facts about the Icelandic population:
Did you know that...
... fisherman is one of the best paid jobs in Iceland?
... you do not have to prove your profession with an entry in the local phone book?
There are numerous fairies, wizards, trolls and, of course, Vikings in Iceland.


Have you ever been in Iceland or did you plan to travel there?


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I still wish you a great day your Twinkleberry :)

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When I read the headline I had to think about Game of Thrones which was called "A Song of Ice and Fire" when I was reading it. ;)

Hehe nice comprehension :D

gut das du das nochmal in englisch gepostet hast, den deutschen artikel hab ich ganz übersehen :-) freíheit50 hat da noch ganz interessant punkte gepostet... vielleicht wäre das ja auch mal eines meiner nächsten reiseziele. photos sehen jedenfalls schon echt vielversprechend aus :-)

Oben war der Link zum deutschen Artikel - also Island kann ich wirklich nur empfehlen! es ist so friedlich und ruhig - die Natur noch so unangetastet größtenteils

Wunderschöner Post!

Wahoo es ist echt wunderschön. Ich wollte immer dahin gehen, nur weiß nicht wann.

Wie teuer ist dort? meinte ich das Essen und Transport etc.?

Island ist wirklich traumhaft ! ich denke 1 woche reicht nicht - wenn man alles sehen möchte, sollte man schon 2 einplanen :)

Also Island ist sehr teuer - du kannst glück haben, dass du eine günstige Unterkunft über Air Bnb findest, aber essen trinken etc ist alles 1 1/2 so teuer wie in Deutschland :/

Quite a cold country...during winter. Has the best Geo thermal energy and volcanoes. Most places has hot steeming pools from nature. Watched documentary in CNN. Hope to visit next summer. Thanks for sharing

Thank you.. Even in the summer it is t cooler there - between 12 and 18 degrees

wow...really iceland indeed...keep such posts coming dear..you doing great..
do feel free to check out a short family story in my blog...you will like it...trust me

Thanks you so much..

i will check it :)

welcome dear..you soo sweet...keep steeming!

Thank you :))

Welcome as always

Interesting facts. I thought Ice and Fire was a reference to Game of Thrones.

Yes, I've already heard, but I myself have not seen game of thrones

wow i think its a best place in this world to travel looks interesting ...I hope I will plan once at least in my life :) thx for the post

I hope it too - Iceland is amazing - so peaceful and quit...

woow its my dream land. i will travel a day..

I can recommend it! I love it!

Are you travel to iceland

Good post. In addition I want to mention that

  • Island doesn't want to join the EU anymore
  • Island didn't bail out its banks and let them die
  • Island has its own crypotcurrency auroracoin
  • There are nearly no muslims in Island
  • In Island can bitcoin be mined with profit as electric power costs are low

Danke für deinen Ergänzung, das sind sehr interessante Fakten, die ich so auch noch nicht wusste

Schöner Post @twinkleberry. Bitte tagge ihn aber nicht mit #deutsch, wenn er nur in Englisch ist.

Ich dachte das ist ok, wenn ich den deutschen verlinkt habe ?
Danke für den Hinweis :)

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