Summer photos

This summer brought me some great experiences:

Trip to Iceland (ten days in July):
1. I and my brother on the roof of Perlan, in Reykjavik. It was windy, but relatively warm weather. Sun was shining and the water was amazingly blue. If you look better, you could probably see the tower of Hallgrimskirkja church.
2. And that's me in front of huge metal fishbone, in Reykjavik. Great view here, but again really windy.3. Jökulsárlón Glacial Lagoon (at least I hope it is called so). This place is also called Ice Factory, because here the main glacier splits and small parts of it emerge to the ocean. It was bloody cold and the cup of hot tea didn't helped. There two James Bond movies had been made. I know, I look absolutely awful, but it was drizzling and I was all wet and cold.
4. On the Ring Road. We are heading back to Reykjavik. Between the mountains it is always misty.5. In the background you can see Mt. Hekla, the infamous active volcano (the one with ice cape). The black thing everywhere you can see is lava. And of course my brother and I. This is the closest we could get to the volcano. In this area there are no roads so you have to drive blindly. Felt like in the old stories about cowboys galloping through prairies, especially after we drove through the river with our poor Skoda Octavia.
6. On the top of the world. Ok, it's actually Landmannalaugar valley down there. I am in the beggining of 12 km hiking track. Beautiful view. In the valley there is a campsite and a hot spring.

7. I suppose this is Gjain gorge. We got there accidentally (or not), so I don't actually know what place is it, just the fact that it is close to the Stöng farm. This place looks like Icelandic Grand Canyon.8. Gullfoss and the rainbow. This is the most beautiful waterfall of Iceland - The Golden fall. You probably can't see, but behind the rainbow there are people walking. Got there too... A very wet experience.
9. The toy-puffin and I outside the souvenir shop in Reykjavik. This bird is unofficial symbol of Iceland. People from all over the world come here to see these little birds. (We've been reffering to them as "pufik", which in Russian means pouffe... now it doesn't seem very funny).
10. Snaefells Peninsula, somewhere near Svörtuloft lighthouse, which is western end of the Snaefells Peninsula. I know I look dorky, but it was so cold I had to put my Dad's jacket.

11. On the top of Glymur, which is the highest waterfall in Iceland - approximately 200 meters high. You can't see the waterfall because as I said - I am on the top of it. Silly me thought from there I would see it better. To get to this spot, we had to climb for about an hour and a half. And there are no tracks. My brother was taking a picture of me too, hence the look to other side.12. Again near the Glymur waterfall, I and my brother. Great view, horrible me.

All in all, Iceland is wonderful for its nature. This is the only place you can see so different elements next to each other: ice and fire(volcano). I am definitely getting back there.

One more photo from my Dad's birthday (1st September).Others to come. I left all the photos at my parents, so can't post them right now.

The End.

Currently listening to: Alicia Keys - Lesson Learned.