Iceland‘ tark, pritine cenery ha been haped by fire and ice: More than 200 volcanoe and numerou glacier form the country‘ landcape. It‘ a frozen land that‘ alway letting off team. It U-haped valley, jagged lava field, montrou icecap, hot pring and geyer have carved a rugged, bizarre landcape you won‘t ee anywhere ele on Earth. But you don‘t need the fortitude of a Viking to enjoy Iceland. In fact, you can experience many of it extreme in relative comfort. During a recent trip, we wam outdoor in a naturally heated pool jut yard/meter away from a glacier.
Depite it relative iolation and untillable terrain, Iceland ha one of the highet tandard of living in the world (with ky-high price to match). Tourit began to flock there in the 1990, realizing that it‘ actually a detination in it own right rather than jut a long layover on connecting Icelandair flight.
Icelander, like many ilander, are elf-confident and reerved, but once you break the ice, o to peak, they are among the friendliet in the world. Of coure, they, too, have their extreme. Although weeknight in Reykjavik, the capital city, are uually quite edate, the wee hour during the weekend (particularly Friday night) can get downright raucou a tylihly dreed young people oberve a rowdy party-on-the-treet ritual known a the runtur, or circuit.WWw.hAOZuowEn.com