Iceland

Today, or rather I should say yesterday, as its already 6th may now, was my first half day in Iceland. Iceland, where I have been planning to come since last year. And at last I am here. 

Iceland, Middle-earth, the land that Tolkien described in Lord of the Rings, in the real form. Iceland where its day for 6 months and night for the other 6.

Yes I am in the same Iceland......and its beautiful. Even though there are barely any trees here, it compensates its beauty by so many other natural wonders.

The Hot water Geysers (Geysir) is to name for one. Yes its the same Geyser which we all have seen on television with awe and thought that is it possible that the water is already so hot when it comes out of the Earth.....Yes it is ....I have touched it with my own hand.......Today.

The same Geyser that throws the hot water out of the heart of the earth about 8 metres high like a fountain as if a giant whale is breathing. I have seen it with my own Eyes....Today......for real.

I have seen the crater caused by a volcanic eruption......Today.

I have seen the Sun glaring in to my eyes with its full intensity at 8:30 in the night and 5 minutes later I saw blinding fog so thick that it was difficult to drive the car.....And another 20 or so minutes later at about 9:10 in the night I again saw the same sun glaring again into my eyes. Yes it was half nine and the sun was still there as if it was only afternoon. At half ten, sun was still there.

Today was an amazing day, I could not believe that I was actually watching these natural extraordinary phenomenon with my own eyes. For me these things have always been a story book material...to see them and experience them for real is an amazing feeling inself which cannot be explained in words.

The only disappointment was my camera's battery which died half way through. 

i shall be posting the photographs...but I would rather wait till I have some proper good ones and then I shall present them to you for your viewing.

Tomorrow is another day...  and I dont have a clue what's in store for me as I have given the planning responsibility to my friend and host in Iceland, Orvar Arnarsson. He's been so kind to accommodate me in his flat for these 4 days and show me around. Its courtesy him only that I have been able to see what I saw. 

Well its 01:32 in the night right now, but outside it seems like as if sun is about to rise. So before the sun rises, I want to go to sleep.

Keep checking this page for more update ....... I'll try to do that every night.

Chiao