Iceland/London
In and around Europe
My sis and I are taking about a month long vacation to travel in Europe! After this I will only have Antarctica left as an unexplored continent...
We are flying (via San Francisco) to Reykjavik first and spending two weeks driving around the island in our rental car. Next we hop on a plane to London, where we rented a little apartment in Notting Hill to live in for two weeks. Finally, we stop in San Francisco for four nights on our way home.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler AK Andy
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Golden Circle
On our first full day in Iceland my sister and I picked up our rental car and then drove what is known as the Golden Circle, Iceland´s three top at... Continue reading »
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A day of natural wonders
On our second full day in Iceland, we spent a lot of time outside having fun in the fantastic weather! Apparently it rains a lot in Iceland s... Continue reading »
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Iceland is fun even in the rain
On our third full day in Iceland we decided to take it easy - not only were we staying at the Gerði Farmhouse again, meaning we didn´t have to rush... Continue reading »
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Driving East Iceland
This was a driving day - lots of ground covered, and lots to see! We hugged the coast for awhile, driving north from Gerdi to Egilsstaðir, ou... Continue reading »
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Horses and whales, oh my!
A real quick entry to say: we are staying at Myvatn and we have now done our two activity goals in Iceland - we rode horses and went whale wa... Continue reading »
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The long road to Akureyri
Today we drove from Myvatn to Akureyri, which could have been a short drive if it wasn´t for a couple of factors. I love how every day is a s... Continue reading »
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Driving to the Westfjords
This was one long driving day from Akureyri to Holmavik. It was one of my driving days and I will not make fun of Alaskan roads anymore becau... Continue reading »
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Beautiful Isafjorður
We started this day seeing the Witchcraft Museum in Holmavik. It was a little creepy but pretty interesting - unlike many places, Iceland had... Continue reading »
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Western most point of Europe
My sister and I have been to the western-most point in Europe (and Iceland)! It is called Latrabjarg, and is an area of high cliffs filled wi... Continue reading »
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A ferry day
Today we took a ferry across Bredidafjordur, which took about 3 hours. I drove the car onto the ferry (a little stressful for me to park it) and... Continue reading » -
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The big city
On this day we finally made it back to Reykjavik and enjoyed the city. It was a relief to return our rental car - the check oil light had been f... Continue reading » -
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It's London, baby!
We are finally in London and it is awesome. There is serious enough here to keep you busy for a month. We have two weeks to see the cit... Continue reading »
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Major attractions
On our second day in London we packed in as many tourist attractions as we could. First off, just getting into the center of town takes a bit... Continue reading »
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Stonehenge
Today we took the railroad out to Salisbury, where we got on a bus and went to Stonehenge! It's amazing that in this country there are such a... Continue reading »
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Bath
Our day for going to Bath, a wonderful little town! I highly recommend a trip here for anyone going to England.
We went to... Continue reading »
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The British Museum is Huge!
A great many cool things were seen this day - the British Library, where we saw two more copies of the Magna Carta, for one! They aren't as in... Continue reading » -
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Long days
We walked by a large mass of tourists and could glimpse a building behind them - wait, it was Buckingham Palace! We did not stay for the ch... Continue reading »
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A Beatles Day
We went to Liverpool, home of the Beatles! It is a very long train ride from London to Liverpool - 2 1/2 hours. Liverpool was a nice to... Continue reading »
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A Bright Day in Brighton
Another day on the trains...today we took a shorter ride (only an hour or so!) to Brighton, a beautiful seaside town. It was a gorgeous and h... Continue reading »
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Victoria, Albert, and Shakespeare
This was a full day....starting with a long walk through Hyde Park. It is easy to get lost with all the separate paths but we always headed... Continue reading »
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Harrods rocks my world
This morning was a little surreal - we turned on the news in the morning to catch the weather, and instead across all the news stations we saw the b... Continue reading » -
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Oxford
Jubie and I caught the train to Oxford, city of spires...seriously, they have a lot of beautiful achitecture. Without the cars driving down... Continue reading »
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Markets
Today was Saturday...market day! This morning we went to the Portabello Market, right by our apartment. It really took over an entire... Continue reading »
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The London Eye and Greenwich
Our last day in London. Sadly for us, it rained. The first thing we did was take a ride on the London Eye, which is a hard attraction to d... Continue reading » -
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The Union Square area is a shopping mecca
We are shamed - our first day in San Francisco, home to many fascinating attractions, and what did we do? We shopped! I blame it on the je... Continue reading » -
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Cable cars and shopping
We took the street cars a lot today. They are fun and easy to use. We went ahead and bought a three day transportation pass - unlimited ri... Continue reading » -
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Mission, Castro, Haight & Ashbury
Today we toured some of San Francisco's neighborhoods. Sadly, we didn't realize that many shops don't open till 11am or noon, so we mainly walke... Continue reading » -
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Golden Gate Bridge and Golden Gate Park
We finally saw the Golden Gate Bridge! It was beautiful and fun - we walked across the entire thing and back again, about 4 miles roundtrip.&nbs... Continue reading »
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