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4 May 2009
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Hrafnseyri
On our way home to Reykjavik we stopped at Hrafnseyri, another important medieval power center and the birthplace of Jon...
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3 May 2009
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Onundarfjordur
Onundarfjordur is connected to Isafjordur by a 5-mile one-lane tunnel under the mountain. It was also where we stayed on...
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3 May 2009
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Isafjordur
The largest town in the Westfjords (clocking in at 4000 people) is centered around the fishing industry. Situated between two...
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3 May 2009
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Dyrafjordur
This fjord was the setting for much of the action in Gisla saga and was also important an fishing ground...
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2 May 2009
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Vatnsfjordur
The farm at Vatnsfjordur was a major medieval center in the Westfjords, and many ruins remain of that time, including...
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2 May 2009
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Reykjanes
Next on our way west was the Archaeological field school at Reykjanes, where some of us swam and some of...
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1 May 2009
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Holmavik & Kluka
On my last weekend in Iceland, the Medieval Studies MA program headed north to visit the Westfjords, led by our...
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11 Apr 2009
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Golden Circle 5
My fifth trip around Iceland's Golden Circle was a blast, as my cousin Melissa was visiting and we got to...
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5 Apr 2009
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Perlan
Andrea, Carl, and I finally made the trip to the Pearl on a beautiful early April Day. The complex, a...
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21 Mar 2009
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Golden Circle 4
Once more unto the ring: I finally took a trip around the Golden Circle with Elizabeth in March. Although it...
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20 Mar 2009
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Seltjarnarnes
Though it's only a hour's walk from my house, I had never been to visit Reykjavik's lighthouse on the Seltjarnarnes...
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15 Mar 2009
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The Road to Hofn
On Saturday, after some epic some organizing by Aidan, seven of us climbed into two Ford Fusions for a weekend...
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8 Feb 2009
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Fulbright Fieldtrip
My next outing from Reykjavik, this time with my fellow Fulbrighters, was an unusual tour of the same region of...
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23 Jan 2009
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Golden Circle 3
Back in Iceland in January, I took a great trip with Magnus Berhardsson, a professor from Williams and an Icelander,...
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12 Dec 2008
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Reykjavik Autumn Part 4
Yuletide hits Reykjavik...
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30 Nov 2008
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Reykjavik Autumn Part 3
Pictures from November 2008, which included the Embassy's election party and life in Grenimelur 7....
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24 Nov 2008
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Mom & Dad
My parents came to visit me in Reykjavik in late November. We took a trip along the Golden Circle route...
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9 Nov 2008
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Reykjavik Autumn part 2
More pictures from my home for the year, including outings to IKEA, the Blue Lagoon, and the concerts of Iceland...
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9 Nov 2008
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Reykjavik Autumn part 1
September photos from the world's northernmost capital: the Culture House, Gamli Gardur, and Reykjavik's main street, Laugavegur....
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1 Nov 2008
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Dalir
On the first of November, Ulfar of the masters program organized a bus trip north to see the sights of...
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31 Oct 2008
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Icelandic Halloween
After a month and a half of reading Hrolfs saga kraka, my friends and I couldn't resist the opportunity to...
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25 Oct 2008
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Horseback Riding
After a month of staring at Icelandic horses from bus windows and petting their fluffy manes, I finally got a...
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18 Oct 2008
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The Road to Vik
On Saturday, Elizabeth and I rented a car and drove down to Vik, the southernmost town in Iceland. Along the...
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5 Oct 2008
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Whale Fjord
Whale Fjord is a long inlet so named for the large number of whales that used to be found here....
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5 Oct 2008
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Deildartunguhver
This hot spring has the distinction of having the highest flow rate of any hot spring in Europe. Despite this...
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5 Oct 2008
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Barnafoss
Barnafossar means "the children's waterfall," and is named after two children who, according to an old story, died in the...
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5 Oct 2008
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Reykholt
Reykholt was a medieval center of learning and writing best known as the home of Snorri Sturluson, who is claimed...
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5 Oct 2008
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Borg
The farm at Borg is one of the oldest in Iceland; it was here that Skalla-Grimr Kveldulfsson settled; he was...
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28 Sep 2008
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Esja
Mount Esja is just north of Reykjavik across the water, and consequently I've stared at it every day since I've...
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13 Sep 2008
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Thingvellir
The Icelandic Althing, literally all-gathering, is said to have been founded in 930, sixty years after the initial settlement of...
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13 Sep 2008
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Icelandic Horses
The Icelandic Horse is ancient, dating from the arrival of the Vikings. The breed is a well-preserved version of the...
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13 Sep 2008
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Geysir
The great geysir, located in the Haukadalur valley only a few miles from Gulfoss, gave the English language its only...
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13 Sep 2008
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Gulfoss
The second highest waterfall in Iceland, Gulfoss was the first stop on our Golden Circle tour. The falls are part...
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13 Sep 2008
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Rettir
Icelandic sheep roam free across the land all summer, and the lambs born then live their first few months out...
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28 Aug 2008
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First Day in Reykjavik
After much planning and anticipation, I finally arrived in Iceland on a chilly August morning. It took a while to...
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