Everything you need to plan an amazing vacation to Iceland!
The Westman Islands might be my favorite place in Iceland. A 35 minute ferry ride gets you to the largest inhabited island in Iceland. You can learn about the volcano that quite literally reshaped this island in 1973. You can visit a museum that unearthed some of those houses that were buried in the eruption. …
There’s lots happening in Iceland right now! New whales, new museums, new spas, and much more! We’re heading to Iceland in 2 weeks to check it all out. New Thermal Bath Opening in East Iceland The Blue Lagoon is a hugely popular thermal spa in Iceland, attracting over a million visitors a year. (It’s amazing, …
We spent nearly 3 months in Iceland; when I ask the kids what their favorite thing was, the answer is immediate. “Whale watching!” Well, that’s the answer from some of them; some of them didn’t go. They were too worried about getting seasick on the 4 hour ride. But the rest of us tried 3 …
As I noted yesterday, the Saga Museum has moved to a new home by the harbor. Similar to the Settlement Center in Borgarnes, admission includes an audio guide, which walks you through the numbered exhibits.
We started the day in Siglufjörður, the northernmost town in Iceland. The main draw here is the Herring Era Museum. This is an impressive place– 3 huge buildings housing ships, tools, and information about herring fishing and processing in this area.
While some of the family spent the day in Akureyri, the rest of us headed to Húsavík, the self-proclaimed whale capital of Iceland. On the way (well, only slightly out of the way) we stopped at Laufás, a museum featuring a turf house from the 1840s:
