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Our trip to Iceland

My wife and I traveled to Iceland in June 2019. We hit most of the popular spots and some less popular spots as well.

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Photos: Gullfoss

Gullfoss, the Gold or Golden Falls, is one of the biggest waterfalls in Europe and the namesake of Iceland’s Golden Circle. The falls are located south of the glacier Langjökull and northwest of Geysir. The Hvitá river flows from its source, the glacial lake Hvitárvatn, southwest for 40 kilometers before it reaches the gorge at Gullfoss.

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Photos: Þingvellir

As someone who loves both geography and history, Þingvellir was one of the places I knew I had to visit.

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Photos: Seljalandsfoss and Hjálparfoss

When it comes to waterfalls in Iceland, Seljalandsfoss routinely cracks most Top 5 lists. The falls are on the leading southwestern edge of the now-infamous Eyjafjallajökull, and is fed from the Seljalands River that originates higher up the volcano.

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Photos: Reykjavík

More than 360,000 people live in Iceland, according to this year’s estimate. A little more than one third of all Icelanders live in the city, and nearly two-thirds live in the Capital Region.

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Photos: Hallgrímskirkja

It took 41 years to finish the iconic Hallgrímskirkja. The Lutheran church stood as Iceland’s tallest building from its completion and consecration in 1986 until it was surpassed in 2008 by Smáratorg Tower in Kópavogur.

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Photos: Gjáin

Not far from Stöng, the Rauðá river runs through an area in the upper Þjórsárdalur valley, an area full of particularly green vegetation and striking rock-and-waterfall formations.

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