Iceland's Pingvellir National Park

November 11 was a US holiday, as well as being a beautiful day, so almost all of us took a bus tour called the Golden Circle. We went to Pingvellir (or Thingvellir) National Park, and then to Gullfoss waterfall and Geysir. Pingvellir is where Iceland held what they say is the world's first parliament. We got there just in time for sunrise -- at about 10 a.m. Although the day started out great, it soon became very windy!

Sunrise at Pingvellir National Park. And yes, it really was almost 10 a.m.!

Another shot of the sunrise, this time over lake in the park.

Pingvellir National Park is also the site of the mid-Atlantic rift. This is the North American side of the rift, which is splitting Iceland at a rate of about 3 centimeters a year.

There are a few buildings inside the park, including this church and house or hotel -- I'm not sure which.

I love this photo, because it looks just as cold as it really was! And of course, since this is our third country, none of us had the proper clothes to stay warm.