Photos from Iceland 2008

Pictures taken during my studies in Iceland at Reykjavik University on EEA/Norwegian Financial Mechanisms Programme grant in Autumn 2008 (15th August – 18th December).

Panoramas

Newest are at the top. All panoramas now have automatic scrolling buttons.

• Snowy Panorama of Reykjavik from Perlan – 360° panorama, 4^th of October (the best one so far)
  
• Snowy Panorama of Reykjavik from the Hallgrímskirkja – 2 partial pieces, 4^th of October
   
• Misty Panorama of Reykjavik from Perlan – 360° panorama, 18^th of September
  
• Rykjavík Panorama from Perlan – 340° panorama, 3^rd of September
  

Links to individual Galleries

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  13^th of January 2009 – a post mortem – remaining pictures from November and December 2008

  • Strokkur Geyser – geyser in action
  • Waterfalls – collection from more places
  • Mountains of Iceland – rocks and icebergs
  • Landscapes of Iceland – the beauty of nature
  • Winter Landscapes of Iceland – when snow falls on the ground of the rocky island
  • Frozen Beauty – sculptures of mother nature
  • Sunset at Cape Dyrhólaey – a show of sunlight light on this magnificient rock
  • Icelandic Sky – a game of many colors
  • Skálholt – the religious center-point of ancient Iceland
  • Specials from Iceland – pictures, which did not fit anywhere alse
  • Sky above Reykjavík – when long winter evening falls onto a Christmas decorated city
  • Night in the Reykjavík – or city of street lights
  • Grotta Lighthouse – windy noon at westmost cape of Reykjavík in Seltjarnarnes
  • Swimming Pools of Reykjavík – a part of Icelandic culture
  • Specials from Reykjavík – what did not fit elsewhere
  • Hveragerði – steaming land and mountains
  
  

• 29^th of November 2008 – closer look at Reykjavík (pictures taken mostly in October)

  • Reykjavík from Above – few pictures from elevated places
  • Snowy Reykjavík – when snowflakes glitter in the city
  • Streets of Reykjavík – colourful streets of the city
  
  

• 16^th of November 2008 – Local culture

  • Ásatrúarfélagið – four pictures from the meeting of the Icelandic/Nordic folklore religious group
  
  
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  15^th of November 2008 – I have partially by accident joined a celebration party also attended by the president of Iceland

  • Meeting the President of Iceland – inauguration ceremony of turbines 3 and 4 at Hellisheiði geothermal powerplant
  
  

• 6^th of November 2008 – pictures related to the course Business Ideas and Design, tought jointly by the Reykjavík University and Iceland Academy of Arts; details can be found on my Icelandic Blog (in Czech)

  • Products – details of products designed during the course
  • Posters – pictures of product posters, all are taken by Charlotte Stor
  • Final Presentation – pictures from the evening with final presentations
  • Iceland Academy of Arts – school which differs greatly from Reykjavik University
  
  

• 27^th of October 2008 – When snow falls

  • Winter in Iceland – few winter landscapes outside of Rykjavík
  
  
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  19^th of October 2008 – pictures from my trip to the West Fjords in the late September

  • Around the River Hvítá – Reykholt, waterfalls and sunsets
  • Southern West Fjords – clifs, waterfalls, and the Westmost point of the Iceland
  • Western West Fjords – fjords, sheep, and the waterfall Dynjandi
  • Ísafjördur – the largest city in the area
  • Eastern West Fjords – Kaldalón glacier, fjords, and red stained mossy hillsides
  
  

• 15^th of October 2008 – highlands

  • Highlands – a little peek-in to a deserted area of central Iceland
  • Landmannalaugar – beautiful volcanic national park
  
  

• 22^th of September 2008 – Iceland (generally)

  • Geothermal Field Gunnuhver – when land is steaming
  • Nature on Reykjanes Peninsula – grass, lava, volcanoes, and sea
  • Westman Islands – vulcanic islands full of beauty
  • Iclandic Horses – how is it like to ride Icelandic horse
  • Kitten – one kitten which used to stay at our guesthouse
  
  

• 11^th of September 2008 – wonders of nature (mostly)

  • Trip to the South Coast – Skaftafel, Glacier, Dyrhólaey, and more ...
  • Ice – chunks of ice melting on a black beach
  • Holes – closeups of a glacier
  • Almost Forgotten Pool – the first swimming pool on iceland
  • NATO Exercise – pictures of war planes
  • Landscapes around Keflavík – stones and moss
  
  
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  26^th of August 2008 – cityscape

  • Reykjanesbaer – group of cities in Keflavík region
  
  

• 24^th of August 2008 – Reykjavík and Icelanders

  • Culture Night in Reykjavík – pictures from a great cultural and public event
  • The City of Reykjavík II – 8 more shots from the city (now houses)
  • Party in the Rain – a party for hardcore Icelanders (or a culture-shock for me)
  
  

• 21^st of August 2008 – the first steps

  • Rykjavík University – the place where I study
  • Keilir Center – former US Naval Air Station Keflavík
  • The City of Reykjavík – 8 shots from the city
  • Roads of Reykjavík – streets and avenues

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