Edit for the reality, the feeling, because it is pretty... ... you guess which. The Golden Circle Is one of if not the most popular routes to take when visiting Iceland. Thingvellir National Park, Geysir geothermal area and Gullfoss waterfall are all in this area. We used Getaway to Iceland Tour for this trip and they were excellent. The guide was a local Icelander and was kind and knowledgeable. These first couple images were from a short stop we made on the side of the road just before we got to Thingvellir National Park. The name Thingvellir means “Assembly Plains,”. The Alþingi, Iceland’s parliament, was here around 930, making it the oldest operating parliament globally. This park is also on the North-American and Eurasian continental plates. These plates are spreading about two centimeters a year. A lot of the park lies in the space between the two plates. I really liked the light on the landscape here. Maybe too much. Thingve...
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