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.
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Snowy Panorama of Reykjavik from Perlan – 360° panorama, 4th of October (the best one so far)
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Snowy Panorama of Reykjavik from the Hallgrímskirkja – 2 partial pieces, 4th of October
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Misty Panorama of Reykjavik from Perlan – 360° panorama, 18th of September
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Rykjavík Panorama from Perlan – 340° panorama, 3rd of September
Links to individual Galleries
Newest are at the top.
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13th 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
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29th 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
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16th of November 2008 – Local culture
- Ásatrúarfélagið – four pictures from the meeting of the Icelandic/Nordic folklore religious group
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15th 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
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6th 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
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27th of October 2008 – When snow falls
- Winter in Iceland – few winter landscapes outside of Rykjavík
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19th 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
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15th of October 2008 – highlands
- Highlands – a little peek-in to a deserted area of central Iceland
- Landmannalaugar – beautiful volcanic national park
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22th of September 2008 – Iceland (generally)
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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
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11th 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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26th of August 2008 – cityscape
- Reykjanesbaer – group of cities in Keflavík region
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24th 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)
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21st 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
Photos from my trip to Iceland in 2007
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