On one lazy July day, quite spontaneously we decided with Cezary to go to the western peninsula of Iceland know as Snæfellsnes. This peninsula is also called "a miniature of Iceland", as there are virtually all the natural phenomena characteristic of the island - volcanoes, glaciers, waterfalls and majestic mountains. Of course, there must have been no shortage of sheep, horses and climatic seaside towns!

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As both of us were free from work that day, we got up quite late. We didn't eat breakfast to immediately saturate ourselves with lunch coupon for two people, which I received. From time to time the restaurants give such coupons to receptionists so that they can later (honestly or not) recommend those restaurants to visitors to Iceland. It tasted delicious, so I can sincerely recommend to you the Foodcellar (Matarkjallarinn) restaurant, which is located in the very centre of Reykjavík. The dishes and their sizes "devastated" us so well that we didn't have the strength to leave the restaurant. Fish soup with dill oil, roast duck and for dessert chocolate bar with ice cream and raspberries. For the dessert I was so overeaten that in fact it took away from me the pleasure of eating a little bit - a matter of not "warming up" my stomach with breakfast I suppose...

Glymur

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Struggling with the poor sleepiness, we set off quite late, about 2 PM. Unfortunately, I didn't take my camera with me this time because it was in repair - so the photos in this entry are shot by our phones... Going in the direction of Snæfellsnes we decided to take a longer road along the fjord, which is several dozen kilometers north of the capital (the alternative is a tunnel, which bypasses the whole fjord). At the very tip of the cove a trail begins, leading to the second highest waterfall in Iceland - two hundred meters high Glymur. The trail is not long, and it begins with a huge field of purple lupine (which, by the way, is said to have been brought here from Alaska).

The most difficult part was the crossing of a quick-stream (and damn cold) river. The fixed rope made it much easier to cross, and because of the fact that we REALLY went there chillin' out, we were actually wearing sweatpants! So all we had to pull them up to go to the other side without any problems :D

What we liked about this route was that its destination hides in the depths of the canyon. Only at the end of the path you can admire the waterfall in all its glory. The height really makes its mark, and the canyon itself only intensifies the impression of the size of Glymur.

At the top of the mountain we crossed the river again, circling around the Glymur. The current at the top is much milder, but the water is equally icy. From the top there stretches a truly postcard-like view of the whole fjord.

Snæfellsnes

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Snæfellsnes is a peninsula in western Iceland, not far from the capital. Initially, we planned to drive enter from the south, but we made a mistake on the road and eventually drove to the north instead.

It turned out to be worth it, because we came across a quite unexpected event. We stopped at the crater, which was right next to the road. We were puzzled by the number of parked cars in this place and people climbing wooden stairs to the top of the crater. When we listened closely, we heard that the vast majority of them were Icelanders. And this nationality is not often seen by tourist attractions.

Icelanders started to settle down on the stairs, in a word - they took positions. It became clear that something unusual was happening here, and these people came here for a REASON. Then a dozen and a half men in Icelandic sheep wool sweaters went out in the middle of the crater and.... started to sing traditional Icelandic folk songs! A smile immediately appeared on our faces and we listened attentively to this completely unexpected concert.

It was a performance by a university choir from the nearby Bifröst University, which celebrated its centenary that day! This coincidence provided us with a decent injection of serotonin and the right dose of energy for the rest of the trip. I managed to find a short video from this exceptional performance: