There simply is no way to tour Europe and not be awestruck by its scenic beauty, epic history and dazzling artistic and culinary diversity.
We normally do not combine days and only report on travel days if there was anything significant. Day 1 bled into Day 2, so we can barely delineate between the two. Oh yeah, that and it was significant in that we were nearly to the point that we weren’t sure we would be making the journey...
Today was our last day (well, half day) which we spend doing some last minute exploration near the guesthouse and port area. Here are a last look at a few of the nearby buildings as we made our way to the Harpa Concert Hall. This first one is our guest house. The entrance is the white...
Today was our lazy day as we had no set plans until the evening. One of us was up early for coffee & breakfast and the other three trickled down to breakfast at their leisure. Once everyone was around and ready we walked to the downtown area, which is where we started out...
What a day this was!!! We headed out to territory unknown today – the southeast coast. Our first stop was at Gljúfrabúi and Seljalandsfoss – beautiful waterfalls within the same area. Gljúfrabúi is unique because it doesn’t fall over the side as most do, it drops into an...
Another day of adventure for the Collins/Groves combo! It was mostly a day of driving so our narrative is a bit brief. Today’s journey was to the Snæfellsnes Peninsula on the west coast of Iceland. The peninsula has an amazing array of topography – mountains, waterfalls...
Day 2 was a long, busy day. We picked up our rental car in the morning and headed out for the Golden Circle – Þingvellir National Park, Geysir, and Gullfoss – with a few extra stops along the way. Just getting there was an adventure – the car is a diesel with variable...