Pingvellir National Park is the site of the foundation of Iceland as a nation,in AD 930 this dramatic setting was chosen by the island's chieftains as the site of their annual general assembly. It is also one of the world's great geological boundaries, a rift valley where the North American and Eurasian plates meet. It took our breath away. I am have a sudden interest in geology, (see last photo also).
The Geysir area....containing hot water blow holes and geysirs....more geology.
These are a couple of the many photos I took of the powerful two-tier waterfalls at Gullfoss. I chose photos that had people in them to give you some idea of how enormous the falls are. I used my underwater camera for these shots because of the fine misty spray . I particularly loved the second tier of the falls where the water dropped into this beautiful gorge.
