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Reykjavik, Iceland
After a wonderful journey all around the country, our last night in Iceland was quite busy since it was Culture Night in Reykjavik. Just time for us to leave our luggage at the youth hostel, take a shower, and then we spent the night in the busy streets of Reykjavik. Shopping, enjoying concerts, eating in a seafood restaurant, drinking beers in pubs...until 3:30am :-) The bus picked us up at 4:45 am to the Airport and we slept quite heavily in the plane bringing...
Reykjavik, Iceland
After spending some time on the top of the Snaefelljökull, we drove downhill to the southern part of the peninsula. From there, the volcano was very impressive and we could clearly see the scars that the lava flows made on the mountainsides. We made a stop at Dritvik-Djüpalonssandur, a very beautiful bebble beach. We could observe the remains of a shipwreck that ran aground. "L'Epine Grimsby" used to be a fishing trawler and a sign on t...
Snaefelljokull, Iceland
Wake up at 7:15. The sky is blue. Another awesome visiting day ? After a delicious breakfast, we leave Grundarfjördur at 8:45 towards Snaefelljökull, the famous volcano which inspired Jules Verne to write his novel "Voyage au centre de la Terre" (Journey to the Center of the Earth). The scenic road along the sea is beautiful and once again, we are very lucky since the top of the volcano is very clear. To approach it closer, w...

