On our last day in Iceland we drove from the Snaefellsnes Peninsula to the famous Blue Lagoon facility. We stopped in Bogarnes for lunch at a spot called Kaffi Kyrrd, which had an excellent view from their patio. Have we mentioned how much they are into their elves in Iceland??
We then drove to the Silica Hotel, an excellent accomodation that sits in the middle of a lava field, directly adjacent to what must be THE most popular spot in Iceland, the Blue Lagoon.
The Silica Hotel is the nicest place we stayed in Iceland, and has the benefit of being only 25 minutes from the airport, versus Reykjavik, which is 45 minutes or more. It’s also very quiet, unlike Reykjavik. The view from the rooms is lava for as far as you can see.
There is moss covering the lava. There are signs everywhere asking people to stay off the lava, as the moss will die if walked on, much like the ground in frozen tundra areas.
The Silica Hotel has their own thermal baths, which are exclusively for use by hotel guests, so they are much more private and intimate than the Blue Lagoon. When we used them there were maybe 6 other people in the water.
This is a far cry from the Blue Lagoon, which is just swamped with people.
This was our view from dinner that night. Lots of people here….not our thing!
Towards dusk this woman decided to show off her assets. This must be a common occurrence in this “Instagrammer’s Paradise”.
These pools are in abundance between the Silica Hotel and the Blue Lagoon facility. At least nobody was walking into them…at least not while we were there.
Our flight from Iceland to Chicago was flawless, taking off on time and arriving early. We flew over Greenland on the way, and the weather was quite cooperative!
Look at those glaciers with lots of icebergs in the bay! This just makes me want to visit Greenland!
Gorgeous detail on this glacier! I was shocked with how good these photos were from the plane!
One more shot of an incredible glacier in Greenland! Wow is this place gorgeous! Definitely on our bucket list now!
One final note. Do NOT fly through Chicago O’Hare airport even if it costs you a little more money or time. It was an absolute cluster-fuck of mismanagement! On arrival we had to get off the plane, go through a slow as molasses Customs line, pick up our luggage at the incredibly crowded and terribly run luggage area (they switched carousels on us 3 times!), go through a super crowded Customs gate again, take our luggage on a train 3 stops to recheck the luggage with United, go back through security (speaking of running slower than molasses), then run about a half mile to our gate. We had a two hour layover and barely made it onboard before departure! Screw that place!
We have one final post regarding Iceland and the rest of the trip, which I will try to crank out in the next day or so. As always, thanks for reading!
Welcome Home! Great photos of Greenland. Wow!
They also like their trolls. They are everywhere.
How did you like the Blue Lagoon? We went to one further N and loved it.
Wanda, we spent some time in the thermal baths at the Silica Hotel, and skipped the overly crowded Blue Lagoon. We did have dinner adjacent to the pools, where I took those photos. The nice thing is these thermal baths didn’t smell of sulphur like others we saw on the trip.