Since the year has been quite boring so far, we decided to stop over in Iceland for 2 nights. It was just amazing. What a beautiful country. The landscape is majestic. Quiet but still vibrant. Bare but still rich. The yellow/green moss growing on top of black volcanic rocks as far as the eye can see gives the landscape a unique aura even an eerie feeling at times. It’s like you don’t want to speak too loud as if you would be in a church. Instead of being looked at by multiple statues of saints or god himself, it’s like you are being watch by the local elves hiding in the rocks all around you. (See the Icelandic chapter of this link to learn more about elves. I am not making this up).
Reykjavík, where we stayed, is beautiful. There are a lot of restaurants, shops and tours companies. The first day, we went to the Blue Lagoon which is a natural spa resort. The water is heating by natural hot springs up to 40°C. We basically spent 4 hours just being in this amazing blue water. The colour is a beautiful vibrant baby blue almost opaque. You can’t see your own hand if it’s more than an inch in the water. I don’t think I ever was that relaxed in my whole life - it’s that amazing. I would go back there before going to any sunny beaches.
