My World Tuesday, Watery Wednesday

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On our trip along the South Coast of Iceland we also visited the Skogar Folk Museum. The museum is partly an open air museum and gives a good impression of the harsh life in the past. The entire collection is found and brought together by one man. He did an amazingly good job. The 'manager' was in his mid eighties when we were there and still working and collecting. The photos give a small impression. If you would like to read more please visit http://www.nat.is/Sofn/eyjafjoll_skogar_folks.htm

Farm houses and stables under one roof, covered with turf to keep the cold out


The collector-manager-owner of the museum


Part of the interior of the museum


Part of the interior of the church. This is the smallest church I have ever seen. Only a few square metres.


And if you are not bored yet please look at my Watery Wednesday photos for tomorrow. I don't think I'll have the time to post tomorrow so I show them now. It is an unbelievable powerfull mass of water which makes you feel very small.

The Gullfoss waterfall

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Of the hot springs in Iceland the Great Geysir and the Strokkur are the most famous. And it really is breath taking to see the hot water moving and then burst out into a fountain every seven minutes. The Strokkur is the most active but he was not really showing off when we where there.
What I also found just as interesting were the ordinary hot springs. They looked like poodles of water but at a closer look they were very deep and the water was boiling hot. Amazing. I held my hand about 50 cm above the spring and still felt the heat.

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Surf at the South shore of Iceland. I love the contrast between the real black beach and the wild white foaming water. A fascinating sight I can't get enough of.



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A few years ago I went to Iceland with a friend. I got the impression that there was more water on Iceland than ice. I took this photo of one of the numerous waterfalls during a trip along the South shore.

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A new blog.

To keep both my hobbies seperated I decided to start a new blog for my photo's. I have discovered several wonderful blogs wich offer the possibility to sign in and post special pictures on fixed days. I like the idea. Last week I joined SkyWatch Friday and enjoyed the many visitors to my blog and visiting all the other blogs. I'll have a look around the different blogs and intend to join more of those blogs.

I found a blog called Watery Wednesday. I like that idea as well. The elements 'Sky' and 'Water' are among my favorite objects. And because it is Wednesday I might as well start immediately!

Though our country has absolutely no lack of water the first photo I post I made in Bouillon, Belgium, last summer. I am not staying at home for a couple of weeks and I only have my laptop with me. Most pictures are stored at home. Hope you don't mind and enjoy the calm stream.

I need to dress this new blog and make it personal yet. It will come as soon as I have time.