making islands where no island should go

iceland no. 11:

and the rest.

the last bit of photos of iceland.
randoms of my favourites.

1// a spontaneous adventure somewhere off the ring road.
2// delicious icelandic tapas at Foretta in Reykjavik. our fave meal of the whole trip.
3// our (serious) dream of an apartment we stayed in for one night.
4// cool wood wall at a pit stop by geysir.
5// yet, another spontaneous adventure somewhere off the ring road.
6// some beautiful icelandic horsies we saw, stopped to meet, and swooned over.
7// rest stop architecture. imagine if the rest stops between toronto to ottawa looked like this.

i think re-visiting iceland comes into my brain at least once a day.
can't wait to go again. one day.

now. time to start posting whats been recently going on!

underneath the skin there's a human

iceland no. 10:

one of the very best highlights of our iceland trip
was finding these huge stranded cylinders somewhere between Jökulsárlón and Vik.

saw these huge things a mile away and told my sister:
"stop the car. photo. op."

i like a good spontaneous adventure.
and i like that my sister likes this too.

ps. almost done with my travel photos (kinda).
so will be back to posting what i've been doing/seeing soon.
pps. happy spring. its finally been sprung upon us Torontonians.

i love it all so much

iceland no. 9:

Reykjavík Art Gallery.
one of our first stops when we landed.
small, but interesting.

that top contraption roared a different sound of an icelandic waterfall
with each slide you pulled out.

iceland, i miss you. 

all ends with beginnings

iceland no. 8:

Þingvellir. first national park in iceland.

huge tourist attraction (i mean, the place is huge).
this was our first stop of the golden circle.
on our way to see geysir.

quiet, beautiful. and essentially, empty. when we went.
felt like we had all of this beautiful land to ourselves.

that last photo of my sister is one of my favourites.

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ps. listening to this. (with the rest of the world).

say my name, say my name

iceland no. 7:

the blue lagoon.
apart of a lava field, this geothermal spa is heaven on earth.

we saved this place for last.
right before we left for the airport to return to london.
ultimate relaxation after a eventful journey.


naturally warm.
in midst of mountains.
swimming in milky blue goodness.


like i said, heaven on earth.

if i'm wrong, i am right

iceland no. 6:

after seeing Jökulsárlón, we stopped by the smallest, cutest town of Vik.
there, we got to visit the beautiful Reynisfjara Beach.
natural black sand, huge waves, and amazing basalt walls/caves.

i think this was inbetween seeing a waterfall. or two.

land of beauty, i tell you. 

a reckless love too wild to understand

iceland no. 5:

the ever so amazing Jökulsárlón!
a huge glacial lagoon in southeast Iceland.
it took us a good six (?) hour drive from Reykjavik.
but was well worth it.
and had a few awesome stops along the way.

missing this beautiful scene.
and its delicious ice.

ps. listening to this. and this. 

you only want what's real

iceland no. 4:

the Reykjavik Art Museum.
absolutely loved this place!

this art museum was small. but.. each room, hallway, exhibit carried a different story.
each door opened up a new world of contemporary art.
visual stimulation, like whoa.

i clearly really enjoyed the art, design, and architecture culture of Iceland.
i think its pretty much impossible to come back uninspired after visiting such a beauty of a place.

and a perk: everything in the city centre of Reykjavik is walking distance.
we had a coffee at a cute book store/cafe across the street,
and perused the infamous flea market right beside the museum.

it was a good day.

but it don't sound the same

iceland no. 3:

the great geysir.
a hot spring in iceland that is known to hurl boiling water up to 70m in the air.
it spouts close to every 10 minutes.
the area is surrounded by many little ones too.
my sister and i, along with every other person there, just waited patiently.
to see this thing go off. we stayed for a few. trying to capture this thing on our cameras.

definitely an interesting thing to behold.

the same way that the stars adorn the skies

iceland no. 2: 

the ever-so-amazing harpa music hall in reykjavik.

this huge building was...... beauty.
my sister and i spent a lot of time just walking on each floor.
sitting on a stranded couch.
people watching.
and taking in the geometrical, architectural, well-designed space.
appreciating how darn pretty those honeycomb glass paneled windows were.

apparently, the music hall was initially intended to also include lofts for residental use.
could you imagine? calling this place home?
um. yes, please!