Our second day in Iceland we went around part of the golden
circle, a nice few hour drive that takes you throughout the country side. Tourist spots on the route include geyser and
gullfoss. Geysir is a geothermal area
including a geyser that goes off every 5-10 minutes. It is really cool to
watch, as the water super heats it creates a massive air bubble before it
blows, sending water up 20 ft or so into the air. Then all the water is gone from the crater,
and surrounding water rushes in to refill it.
Gullfoss waterfall is also on the route. Absolutely stunning! The grass surrounding the falls had frozen,
but we had blue skies. A rainbow is also
common in the mist surrounding the falls, which Norse mythology identifies as
Bifrost, the bridge to cross over into the world of the gods.
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