Layover in Reykjavik
I heard your advice to the caller who had a day in Reykjavik, and I
had to add to it. There are bus tours that leave every
day from Reykjavik, covering most of Iceland. There is the Great
Circle tour, which lasts all day and covers the major
landmarks: the Thingvellir (site of Iceland's first parliament and
also where the American and European plates come
together), Gullfoss (a gorgeous double waterfall), Geysir (a geysir,
the one after which all others are named), etc.
They
also have trips to the Saga center, to the southern shore (great for
bird-watching), whale-watching trips, and much more.
You can take a trek on horseback (Icelandic ponies are genetically
pure, dating back to the Vikings), which is a great
way to see some of the country. As far as I could ever tell, these
tours are all run by the same company. There is a booth
at the airport which sells tickets (it's the same place where you get
the tickets for the bus ride into town) and the busses
stop at all the hotels, both pick-up and delivery. Meals and treats
are extra, but the scenery is worth it.
Reykjavik is a nice
town, but the beauty of Iceland is in the countryside.
Juli
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