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Icelandic “Puffin Pony” Sweater

Posted on January 21, 2013 by jen | grainline

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the coldest spring + iceland revisited

Posted on April 26, 2011 by jen | grainline

It’s been unbelievably dreary here in Chicago lately, we’re actually in the midst of our cloudiest April on record with only about 30% of our possible sunshine, cool temperatures and rain constantly.  All this weather has had me thinking a … Continue reading →

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iceland : golden circle : kerið crater lake + goodbye

Posted on January 29, 2011 by jen | grainline

Our final stop on the Golden Circle was the crater lake Kerið.  Kerið was formed when a cone volcano erupted and, after emptying it’s magma, collapsed in on itself.  Unlike Crater Lake in Oregon (another cone volcano that collapsed in … Continue reading →

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iceland : golden circle : highlands and langjökull glacier

Posted on January 28, 2011 by jen | grainline

After our stop at Gullfoss, we decided to head through the highlands and visit a glacier.  One of the best things about taking the super jeep tour with Sveinn was our ability to sort of make the trip up as … Continue reading →

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iceland : golden circle : gullfoss

Posted on January 27, 2011 by jen | grainline

Gullfoss was the next stop on our tour and also happened to be the first sun of the trip.  Europe’s largest waterfall by volume, Gullfoss is a two step waterfall with surprisingly few guard rails.  Literally you just walk straight … Continue reading →

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iceland : the golden circle : haukadalur geysers

Posted on January 26, 2011 by jen | grainline

Our next stop on the Golden Circle was the geyser valley of Haukadalur.  Here is the home of Geysir, the geyser for which all geysers are named as well as a few of it’s friends such as Strokkur and Litli-Geysir. … Continue reading →

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iceland : the golden circle : Þingvellir

Posted on January 25, 2011 by jen | grainline

On the 4th day of our trip, we headed out early with Sveinn (the fellow we rented our apartment from) for a tour of the Golden Circle.  Our first stop was Þingvellir which is the home of Iceland’s first parliament, the … Continue reading →

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iceland : blue lagoon

Posted on January 24, 2011 by jen | grainline

On our third day in Iceland, we took a bus out to the Blue Lagoon.  The majority of the ride to the lagoon was through the lava fields of Grindavík.  It was cloudy and the windows of the bus were … Continue reading →

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iceland : reykjavík

Posted on January 24, 2011 by jen | grainline

        Well our trip to Iceland was absolutely amazing.  I knew I was going to like Iceland before we went, I mean, bleak yet stunning landscape, cozy sweaters, geothermal pools, gorgeous ponies, home of Björk, really what’s … Continue reading →

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iceland : the ponies

Posted on January 19, 2011 by jen | grainline

We are back from Iceland and it was absolutely amazing.  We saw a lot more than ponies, but I am so in love with Icelandic horses that I am giving them their own post.  We found these ponies hanging out … Continue reading →

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