Iceland Trip 2005

Here's a selection of photos from my trip to Iceland in 2005. While the weather was forecast to be clear skies and a little of the chilly side, the plane landed in a blizzard and everything as far as they eye could see was covered in snow. My camera batteries died on a couple of occassions because of the cold and some of the locations I visited were so cold, my hands were shaking so much that I couldn't hold the camera steady.

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Keflavik airport in the snow		The view from the hotel

Snow-blasted trees		Road leading up to Perlan restaurant		Reykjavik Cathedral

Reykjavik panorama featuring the famous cathedral at mid-left

A view across the bay of Reykjavik taken from the Cathedral's Bell Tower

A view from Pingvellir, seat of the Icelandic parliament

A hot spring pokes out of the relentless winter landscape

Icicles hanging from a bush near a small geysir		Ice-encrusted grass near the Gulfoss waterfall

Gulfoss Waterfall. The temperature here was -13C. Camera batteries died soon after taking this photo		Some dramatic cloud formations added to the winter desolation

The Blue Lagoon is an area of natural hot springs and lakes and is a tourist attraction especially for those who wat to bathe in its mineral-rich waters. I took this photo from well behind the facility		The skies cleared one eveing to reveal the aurora

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