Travel Challenge – Day 1

On December 22, 2020January 13, 2021 By Agata 40thousandkmIn Challenge, Here and There14 Comments

Travel Challenge! I was invited by an amazing travel passionate Anita from 100 Country Trek (thank you!) to post one favorite travel picture a day for ten days. – without explanation – then to nominate someone else to participate. That’s 10 days, 10 travel pictures, and 10 nominations. Many of you are already busy with the challege. However, if you wish to participate, please feel nominated! And have fun posting travel photos (and please link back to me that I will not miss them!). If you know where my photo was taken – let me know in the comment. Enjoy! ♥

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Glacier Lagoon (Jökulsárlón), Eastern Region (Eastfjords), Iceland

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Icelandic cuisine

On September 30, 2018January 25, 2021 By Agata 40thousandkmIn Bite the World, Here and ThereLeave a comment

An introduction to Icelandic cuisine:

dried ﬁsh with butter – a traditional Icelandic snack,
smoked lamb carpaccio with blueberries,
deep fried camembert with blueberry jam,
seafood soup – langoustine, scallops and salmon,
fish and chips – deep fried cod and tartar sauce,
traditional Icelandic plokkari (onion, milk, potato, cod),
baked fillet of Arctic char,
Icelandic lamb,
Þorskhnakki / thorskhnakki (cod),
saltfiskhnakki (salted cod),
baked salmon,
smoked salmon open sandwich,
lobster pizza.

Restaurants:

Uppsalir Bar & Café – Aðalstræti 16, 101 Reykjavík, Capital Region

Reykjavik Fish Restaurant – Tryggvagata 8, 101, 101 Reykjavík, Capital Region

Eldstó Art Cafe / Restaurant – Austurvegur 2, 860 Hvolsvöllur, Southern Region

Adventure Hotel Hof Restaurant – Hof 1, Eastern Region

Salt Café & Bistró – Miðvangi 2, 700 Egilsstöðum, Eastern Region

Skúlagarður Hotel Restaurant – Skúlagarður, 671 Ásbyrgi, Northeastern Region

Nord Restaurant – Keflavík International Airport, Keflavík, Southern Peninsula Region

Smoked lamb – carpaccio with blueberries, dried ﬁsh, deep fried camembert

Seafood soup

Fish & chips

Traditional Icelandic plokkari

Fish & chips

Baked fillet of Arctic char

Icelandic lamb

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Baked salmon

Smoked salmon open sandwich

Lobster pizza

September 2018

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North-West Iceland

On September 23, 2018January 25, 2021 By Agata 40thousandkmIn Ain't no Mountain High Enough, Here and ThereLeave a comment

Along Ring Road in Northwestern Region (Norðurland; biggest town: Sauðárkrókur) and in Western Region (Vesturland; biggest town: Akranes, capital: Borgarnes) in the north-west part of Iceland.

Iceland: Icelandic horses

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Iceland: Icelandic horses

Iceland

Iceland: Icelandic horses

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Iceland: Borgarnes

Iceland

September 2018

See also:

Northern Iceland

Magic place: Glymur Waterfall

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Vatnsdalshólar: Water-valley-hillocks

On September 22, 2018January 25, 2021 By Agata 40thousandkmIn Ain't no Mountain High Enough, Here and ThereLeave a comment

Vatnsdalshólar (Water-valley-hillocks) – cone-like hillocks in Húnavatnssýsla district of Iceland (Northwestern Region – Norðurland vestra), easy to see from the Ring Road. Most of them are on the south side of the road, on the north side there is Þrístapar / Thristapar (Triple Hillocks), with a few hillocks. It is the place of the last execution in Iceland (12th January 1830).