LAND OF ICE AND FIRE (continued, part 2) About an hour later we arrived in the national park Tingvetlir, the most historically important of the three main attractions of Iceland's Golden Ring (a popular tourist route, ca. Perevi.). Tingvetlir - this is the place where born in Iceland. The world's first parliament (most popular Veche, approx. Perevi.) Alting, gathered here from 930 years. Furthermore, in this country is very beautiful - here are facing the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. Apparently, if you walk from the parking along the main path, then one leg you stand on the North American plate, and another - on the Eurasian. Here it is - the real boundary of the continents! "If you look across the valley, home to a Alting, on frozen rivers and rocky hills, gaze remarkable of open landscapes. On the way from London, I thought we definitely enjoy the privacy and tranquility of these places, and the fact that during the holidays, we will admire the beauty of nature, and not the lights of the city. We have checked whether the thick ice on the river by throwing a few stones at him. I was absolutely sure that the ice will crack on the throw, but to make sure that it is very thick, we had to jump on him with all his might. Yes, a thick simple. At least half a meter, I'm so I think. Among the attractions that we saw that day, there was also a rock called Peningagya. There are those who come here and throw coins into the water. The tradition originated in 1907. Then we passed the river, where once women were drowned accused of committing serious crimes, an amphitheater, in which parliamentary leaders have appealed to the audience, and a cute little waterfall. Peningagya Then we came to Almannage, canyon, more like a small canyon, which was formed as a result of divergence of two tectonic plates. At this point the river Eksara flows into the canyon, forming a mostly frozen, but amazingly beautiful waterfall Eksararfoss. Then we decided it was time to go climbing, and we climbed on a rock near the waterfall Eksararfoss from which opened a stunning view of the national park Tingvetlir. It was so beautiful! We did a lot of photos. After a long walk back to the parking lot, we got into a car and drove to our secluded dwelling in the house for guests in Hveragerdi. During his visits, we always stayed in hotels, but this time we lived in the house where we had our own territory, and we could not straining to keep their things wherever we want. Eksararfoss Falls. The cold, in fact, the exhausts, so there's no better way to relax than to take a hot bath ... in the yard with six degrees below zero. Water, however, was so hot that you could pop out of the bath on the belt and it does not feel cold. That night we did, what they ate pasta and playing poker, periodically coming out to see if it started Do the Northern Lights. Unfortunately for us, shining, we have not seen. Tingvetlir The next day we decided to conclude our tour of the Golden Ring. First of all, we drove to Geysiru. GKI thinks that the word is correctly pronounced "Geezer" and I confident that "gai-ser." Geysir geyser became the first known to man, so all other sources, throwing fountains of hot water, was named in his honor geysers. Nearby are several other geysers and boiling lakes, almost all of them have their names and above them always hangs a cloud of steam. One of them, spinners, a wonderful azure hue. The water flowing from the geysers, covered trails and frozen, which is why it is unsafe to walk on. The largest geyser, the Great Geysir, unfortunately, more not spewing fountains of water. In the 50 years one of the tourist threw a stone, wanting to look at the eruption, and blocked it (apparently, the information is not quite accurate, because we know that the Great Geysir gush so far, but very rarely, approx. TRANSFER).. Fortunately, most reliable geyser Stokkur, erupts every 6 minutes. To take a picture of it, we have to wait patiently for that is not so and just because the wind is very cold there. It seems that about 30 degrees below zero. Very cool! was a very strong wind, which is literally burning his face. I just got a new camera - the old stolen from me in Geneva - it's great to shoot geysers. With his ability to do at 10 frames per second, I was able to remove the peak of the eruption. We had hoped that staying in the cold wind would give us the proper hardening. So when we got to Gulfossa, the last sights of the Golden Ring, we were ... uh-uh ... ready for the wind. But no! Stokkur Gulfoss - a huge great double waterfall that drops into a deep gorge, it seems that he goes into the abyss. It is, in fact, a stunner, but what part of the waterfall is frozen, making it even more spectacular. Geysir was briefly the record for the coldest winds - soon Gulfoss almost effortlessly beat this record. From despair I had to learn to take pictures with gloves on, though it is not much saved, because the wind penetrated the gloves and cold my hands. "waterfall looks great from any angle, so we continued to photograph, bravely enduring the cold wind. I have always flowed from his nose, as from the tap. The wind was strong, so strong that it could blow the man away. Gulfoss Fortunately, near a cafe where we could thaw out a bit. That's where I first tasted the Icelandic Skiri. This that somewhere between yogurt and sour cream, it is sweet and make it with different flavors (it added ice cream, approx. TRANSFER).. I tried a pear, and must say I really enjoyed it. 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