Heaven on Earth – Traveling to Iceland

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This is the first post in my Europe travel series. I wanted to start off in chronological order as Iceland was the first country that me and my husband traveled to. When me and my husband started planning this trip, Iceland wasn’t a country that was on our radar. However, when we began researching flights, we saw that we could take a direct flight from the Twin Cities to Iceland which helped solidify our decision to fly to Iceland first.

This is a photo from Iceland. It shows a gray, yellow, and blue colored sky. Beneath the sky, there is gray rock covered in this bright green, yellow, and deep green grass.

One of the first impressions that I had of Iceland was that it felt like we were on a different planet. Iceland is a beautiful country. As we were traveling to Reykjavík, the scenery was exquisite. There was black lava rock and green and yellow rolling hills. Reykjavík is a gorgeous city surrounded by water and mountains. I’m reviewing all the pictures I took and they don’t do the city justice.

Photo is a selfie of me and my husband. We look a little tired. Behind us is the Rainbow Road. The Road has stripes of red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple paint. Behind us is a big chuch in the distance. There are several shops on either side of the road.

On the first day we spent in Reykjavík, we did most of the touristy stuff including Rainbow Road, Hallgrímskirkja (a Lutheran Church), and shopping downtown. We ate a lot of waffles, drank a lot of coffee, and had to stay awake for 18+ hours due to the time zone difference. The jet lag hit both of us hard.

Photo is a distant view of several mountains. The clouds look like they are laying on top of the mountains. There is a body of water that separates the mountains from where we were standing

On the second and final day in Iceland, we went to The Blue Lagoon. The Blue Lagoon is a geothermal hot spring, spa, and hotel resort. This was another touristy thing to do, but so worth it. It’s about 30-40 minutes outside of Reykjavík, so not too far out of the way. As we arrived, there was a pathway that led to the entrance which again was surrounded by this black lava rock. The water at The Blue Lagoon was a bright blue color which seems so unnatural, yet beautiful. We made a reservation ahead of time, so we were able to quickly check-in and proceed to the springs. It was 50 degrees out, so pretty chilly, but the water was warm. We spent a few hours at the hot springs before navigating back to our hotel.

This is a photo of me in a body of water. The water is a bright perwinkle blue. There are black rocks behind me stained with white patches
Photo is of me standing in the walkway to The Blue Lagoon. There is a gray brick pathway. On either side are these black and white lava rocks.

We spent two full days in Iceland which I felt was a good amount of time. If I were to revisit Iceland, I’d love to rent a car and drive around the country. I’m sure there was a lot that me and my husband missed out on since we could only do so much. From Iceland, we flew to London, and that’s what I will talk about in my next travel post.

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