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About Iceland
Iceland is a refreshingly unconventional travel destination. The Icelandic nature is unspoilt, exotic and mystical with its spouting geysers, active volcanoes, tumbling waterfalls, towering mountains, vast lava plains and magical lakes. Iceland’s fjords, glaciers and highland plains present visitors with some of the most beautiful and enchanting places they will ever see, as well as a rare feeling of utter tranquillity.
For travelers on a quest for action, Iceland’s pristine nature offers great potential for outdoor activities such as snowmobiling, horse riding, cave exploring, hiking, swimming, skiing, river rafting, kayaking and mountain safaris on modified four-wheel drives, to name but a few. Iceland supports a surprisingly diverse Nordic flora and fauna and is an ideal place for ornithology enthusiasts, while also offering some of the world’s best whale watching destinations.
About Reykjavik
Reykjavík sometimes feels like a cosmopolitan capital and a tiny seaside village - all wrapped up in one. But Reykjavík has the best of both worlds; the qualities of a modern, forward-looking society complemented by a close connection to Iceland‚s beautiful and unspoilt nature.
Reykjavík’s legendary nightlife is bolstered by plentiful cultural and social happenings in addition to an abundance of first-class restaurants. The size of Reykjavik city centre is also limited enough to allow for easy navigation by foot. Reykjavík has been described as a young and daring city that is characterized by strong contrasts. Conveniently small, clean and safe, it is more or less free from the major problems that haunt many other capitals. Big city events are frequent, the winter lights festival finished recently with thousands of participants and more tourist at this time of the year than we are used to.
A geyser cut through the asphalt of a parking lot in central Reykjavík yesterday, while a tree sprouted straight through a Skoda. Apparently, that is the path of destruction a French giant has left behind.
His daughter, a giant mechanical marionette, will stroll through the streets of Reykjavík tomorrow to calm her father down. The act is organized by the French street theatre company Royal de Luxe, Fréttabladid reports.
The festival formally opens today in the National Gallery of Iceland. At the same time the exhibition “COBRA Reykjavík” is opened, where the works of the members of COBRA, an international group of artists, are exhibited.
Tonight at 8 pm “The Goddess in the Engine” (“Gydjan í vélinni”) by the Mermaid Dance Company Hrafnhildur (pictured) is premiered inside the Coast Guard cruiser Ódinn.
“The artworks do more than brighten up the everyday life. They create a real quality of life, increase understanding and humanity, said Thórunn Sigurdardóttir, the artistic director of Reykjavík Arts Festival.
The Festival ends May 26.
To watch a video of the geyser and the Skoda click here.
Source: Iceland Review (www.icelandreview.com).