On the way to the Blue Lagoon
Minke whale shows its backside
Reykjavik skyline under heavy weather
The Old Harbour of Reykjavik
Hot springs near Reykjavik
The highway back to Selfoss village
The landscape around the Hekla volcano
Going close to the Hekla volcano
Sleeping Hekla volcano
Driving along endless lava fields
The highway no. 1 passing the Hoffellsjökull glaci…
Svínafellsjökull Glacier Tongue
Natural ice sculptures in foreground
More ice pieces on the Jökulsárlón beach
Natural ice sculpture on the black beach of Jökuls…
Ice rocks on the black beach
Tour amphibian vehicles for a Jökulsárlón excursio…
Walk along the Vatnajökull glacier
Vatnajökull Icecap
Höfn
Vatnajökull Icecap, the view from Höfn
The harbour in Höfn
The harbour in Höfn
Graffiti painting on a house wall in Reykjavik
The Hekla volcano and its eruption history
Climbing on the lava hills
Beside the highway no. 1
Svartifoss (The Black Waterfall)
The Blue Lagoon outside
A walk in the Skaftafell nationalpark
Glacial lake in Skaftafell
The Svinafellsjökull glacier
Glacial branch of the Glacier Vatnajokull
Lakes from the Svinafellsjökull glacier
The run-out of the Svinafellsjökull glacier
Svinafellsjökull lakes
Way to the Svinafellsjökull glacier
The view to the Svinafellsjökull glacier
Two German youngsters missing since one year
The Skeiðará river flows into a glacial lake
Coming closer to the Svinafellsjökull glacier
The Skeiðará river at the end of the Svinafellsjök…
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The big glacial lake
Heavy weather clouds came on the way back
Heinabergsjökull glacier
Svinafellsjökull glacier
Jökulsárlón, the glacier lagoon
Jökulsárlón lake
Jökulsárlón
Jökulsárlón
Jökulsárlón at its lake
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Jökulsárlón
Jökulsárlón
Gullfoss, the golden waterfall
Gullfoss, the golden waterfall in southern Iceland
Skálholt cathedral in southern Iceland
A crater lake in southern Iceland
Inside the Skálholt church
Landscape near Pykkvabaejarklaustur
Waterfall near Pykkvabaejarklaustur
Skógar and the Eyjafjallajökull volcano
Skogafoss
Skogafoss rainbow
Skógar folk museum
Farm houses in Skógar
A simple schoolhouse and a rich farmhous at the ba…
Inside the schoolhouse
Homely furniture inside the farm house
Reynisfjara beach by the coastal village Vík
The landscape around Vik
Next village near Skógar
Landscape beside the highway no. 1
Old farmhouses with barns near Selfoss
Very small chapel near Selfoss
Barn huts near Selfoss
Lava fields beside the highway to Villingaholt
Run-outs of glaciers near Langholt
Reynisdrangar
Reynisdrangar by Vik
Black beach near Vik
A panorama view to the landscape
Fresh water runs down from the waterfall
Beautiful waterfall along the highway
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The Geysir erupts just a few seconds
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The Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon geothermal spa is one of the most visited attractions in Iceland. The steamy waters are part of a lava formation.
The warm waters are rich in minerals like silica and sulfur and bathing in the Blue Lagoon is reputed to help some people suffering from skin diseases such as psoriasis. The water temperature in the bathing and swimming area of the lagoon averages 40 °C.
The lagoon is fed by the water output of a nearby geothermal power plant. Superheated water is vented from the ground near a lava flow and used to run turbines that generate electricity. After going through the turbines, the steam and hot water passes through a heat exchanger to provide heat for a municipal hot water heating system. Then the water is fed into the lagoon for recreational and medicinal users to bathe in.
The spa is located in a lava field in Grindavík on the Reykjanes Peninsula, southwestern Iceland.
The warm waters are rich in minerals like silica and sulfur and bathing in the Blue Lagoon is reputed to help some people suffering from skin diseases such as psoriasis. The water temperature in the bathing and swimming area of the lagoon averages 40 °C.
The lagoon is fed by the water output of a nearby geothermal power plant. Superheated water is vented from the ground near a lava flow and used to run turbines that generate electricity. After going through the turbines, the steam and hot water passes through a heat exchanger to provide heat for a municipal hot water heating system. Then the water is fed into the lagoon for recreational and medicinal users to bathe in.
The spa is located in a lava field in Grindavík on the Reykjanes Peninsula, southwestern Iceland.
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