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I was in Iceland for a week, and it was bloody fantastic. Before I left, some clueless people asked me why the hell I would want to spend my holiday in a place called Iceland, since I’m living in a “far better place to begin with” - i.e. Barcelona.

Uh… Sigh.

A picture is worth a thousand words, so let me share with you a small subset of the (let me check…) 1170 pictures I took out there.

In July, there is no night in Iceland. It is always bright, looking like a late european afternoon. The sun is very low on the horizon, creating dramatic shadows.

The following pictures were taken in Reykjavik, around 11 PM. This is my girlfriend Jasmina, enjoying the midnight sun.

The sky was on fire this day, with amazing shades of orange and blue. The picture below was taken from the shore, nearby the hotel.

Further away along the shore, one can see the “Solfar” sculpture from Jon Gunar Arnason. I already mentioned it in my previous report from Iceland.

For the first excursion out of the city we went walking in the Landmannalaugar. Words fail to describe the “emotional landscapes” that Björk sang about a while back. You just have to be there to believe it.

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