Sunset in Reykjavík

That evening a planet was going in front of the sun and everybody got out to see and photograph this unique event. I didn't see the black dot that I was supposed to see but I got a spectacular sunset instead.

New Year's Eve

Just after midnight on New Year's Eve. The fireworks in Reykjavik are amazing - some say it is like a war zone but to me it is something special that I haven't found anywhere else. As a comparison Zurich fires up 3 tons of fireworks at New Year's Eve and Reykjavik 600 tons. So where do you want to be next New Year's Eve?

Northern Lights at Grotta

Tonight we had the most amazing Northern Lights in Iceland. They were visible from everywhere so it was rather a question of finding a nice foreground/background to complement the beautiful lights. Grotta is my favorite place in the whole world so of course I wanted take a picture there. I got very lucky with the lights and quite happy with the results.

The Christmas House in Akureyri

Christmas feeling in the middle of July? Oh yes, if you go to the Christmas House in Akureyri! The house, all the surroundings and the inside of course are beautifully done and children as well as grown ups love to look at all things Christmas here. We didn't get any Christmas decoration though, just some candy as a take-away :-) Highly recommend this place for the whole family!

Icelandic couple

Picking pictures for my travel guide and this one is definitely on my list - for now. It is taken at the Christmas Garden close to Akureyri. It shows an old Icelandic farmer's couple (in stones) and their farm behind them. So cute!

Beautiful House in Akureyri

Akureyri, a town in North Iceland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akureyri) has many beautiful houses and when the sun comes out it is a joy to photograph these well taken care of houses. I especially enjoy white houses with red roofs :-)

Akureyri Church

The Akureyri church was designed by Guðjón Samúelsson, and completed in 1940. It is still a beautiful church and a true landmark for Akureyri, visible from far away.

Thoughtful at Húsavík

It was an absolutely perfect day at the whale watching capital, definitely a t-shirt and shorts weather. Even if you don't go whale watching Húsavík is a wonderful place to visit in Northeast Iceland.

Harbor of Húsavík

Húsavík prides itself to be the whale watching capital of the world and of course there are many boats and ship that can take you out on the bay to watch the 26 different species that have been sighted there.

Whale watching ship

Out on Skjálfandi bay there are not just great whales to be see but also beautiful old ships that now carry whale watchers instead of fishermen.

Rock of Echoing

Hljóðaklettar is the Icelandic name for the place where these beautiful clusters of columnar rock formations can be found. Here the columns are vertical but they can be found at all angles there.

Dimmuborgir Rocks

One of the most-see-places in Northeast Iceland are Dimmuborgir. There are several walking trails through these fascinating rock formations and if you take one of the longer ones you can enjoy the view on your own.

Sunset in Dalvík

The sunset disappears for several weeks in Iceland and starts to return end of July. Sunset at the harbor of Dalvík was spectacular, also the ducks enjoyed it.