Today was our last day in Iceland and we had a lazy start after a long day yesterday. We had our morning coffee and quickly packed our bags. We left the Puffin Hostel to see the sights around V铆k and then eventually head back towards the airport. Our first stop was V铆kurkirkja, a little Lutheran church situated on top of a small hill, with superb views of the ocean & town. We could even see the rocks in the ocean at Reynisfjall in the distance. ...
Today was our longest travel day, we had our morning coffee and quickly packed our bags. We checked out of our hotel and drove into Reykjav铆k. Our first stop was the Sun Voyager. We were able to park right next to it since it was before 9:00 AM. The Sun Voyager is a stainless-steel sculpture in the shape of the skeleton of a boat. It is right by the waterfront with a nice view of the sea behind it. The sky was grey and we were not able to take in the view in its full splendour in bright light. But it was nice to see it up close and spend some time there. ...
We were headed to the Golden Circle today. The distance was not much compared to what we covered yesterday and what we planned to cover in the next couple of days. We had a relaxed start with our morning coffee and then headed out. We drove northeast from Reykjavik towards 脼ingvellir (Thingvellir) National Park and our first stop was the 脼ingvallavatn Panorama point. It had a great view of the 脼ingvallavatn lake, the largest natural lake in Iceland and the surrounding areas. ...
We landed in rain around 1:00 AM and that was a preview of what was to come for the next 4 days. The shuttle bus to the car rentals was not operating at this time. It took a while for us to locate the Blue Car Rental Office. It was not too far, but we had to walk in the cold. Following the instructions in the email from Zero Car, we picked up the keys and located the car. It was a silver Kia Rio. We loaded our bags and headed towards Reykjav铆k. We reached our hotel, Hilton Reykjavik Nordica. ...
After more than 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, we were looking forward to some travel. I have been collecting miles on United MileagePlus for quite some time and I was scouting for destinations which we wanted to visit and where we could maximize our miles. Europe was on top of our list and I was trying to figure out how we could do the most with that. My wife has always wanted to visit Iceland and I wanted to go to the Azores. ...