Graduation was over and both Jane and I had to be in Europe after a few days, so what better way to transition than to go to JFK and have a burger and quesadilla for Jane and me before boarding an IcelandAir flight where this was the napkin.

On the other side, we got to the airport and drove to a lava field where we climbed the hill in this moonscape and except for a few signs of human habitation might have been on the surface of the moon. But the indentations the interesting rocks and the scenic views and flora made us happy that we had this car and would be exploring for a few days. Next we came upon the hot springs where the signs warned and we saw a spring off to the side before checking the map of trails in front of us which made it clear we wanted to stay on the path as we looked down upon bubbling pools with smoke rising and dented pieces as we looked across the landscape of the various thermal pots here

before we looked down upon a lot of smoke rising and made our way to a path that brought us close to the pots so that smoke was rising and ricks were hot as we made our way past this interesting piece of nature and finally bid farewell so that we could head towards the Hotel Bjork in Reykjavik and check into this room for a much needed nap.

When we woke up, we realized that Ruby Tuesday was across the street but walking further past the houses of many colors we found our way to sandwiches and this pastry which amused Jane and me as we completed our lunch at the Sandholt and walked on through the town until we reached this statue of Skuli Magnusson (fogeti) by the city hall and watched the ducks in the pond

and the church in the distance which watching ducks this swan and this fountain and statue of Dianur Thors (Forsaeusradnerra) and this atomic bombed stone from Hiroshima as we looked at the city hall and the mountains in the distance recorded the label Ur Alogum Eifter Einar Jonsson in front of this sculpture bade farewell to this one and headed up the hill to this sculpture that told us the distance to Berlin (the German consulate being nearby) and this red rock as we made our way to Hallgrimur's Church (Hallgrimskirkja) where these were the views from the outside with the construction entrance the view up the side of the church and the information sign before we went inside and then went to the top to see wonderful views of the city of Reykjavik

and the Snaeefellsnes Peninsula with glacier across the bay. Outside, we paid homage to Leif Ericson and I posed with him and his context before heading back past the many colored houses (near the intown swimming pool).

After our first daily swim, we were ready for dinner and so walked into town to A naestu grosum, the vegetarian restaurant, where these were our meals and our drinks and the business card of the restaurant along with the dessert favored by Jane and the beer that I chose. On the way back to the hotel, we saw these 3 T shirts in the Dogma shop which was closed and after recording this memorial we noted the neckties and went home to bed.

The next day began with breakfast which prepared Jane and me for the new day so that we could drive off until we reached the Snaefellsness Peninsula and stopped at the Vegamont Restaurant where we looked out at snow covered peaks and loaded our drinks into the car before driving on to Budir where the old church (still in use) told us we were at the trail head and as we looked beyond the cemetery to the sea and Reykjavik in the distance we could see the path we would follow with interesting indentations that we could look into and fault lines with the mountains still in the background as we came to a dividing line of stone before getting further direction of the way to Frambudir which led to our first beach scene but as we walked on the beaches became more interesting

leading to this self portrait as we admired the fragility of the rocks and looked off in the distance to see birds circling as we tried to sort out the many mountain views before making our way back to the church which was now open for a Scotish tour group so that we could record what the inside looked like.

Next we drove on to Snaefellsojokull where the road was going to take us to the remarkable views and we choose to ignore signs like this one (which was ok to ignore) and the one that told us the road was impassable (which we might have considered more seriously) but we pressed on and came to this place where my tire marks give a sense of the challenge of reversing back down the hill after it was clear we could go no further. we did enjoy the view and were able to walk to the nearest snow fields but the glacier was out of reach even though the views we had were quite nice in all directions as Jane headed towards the nearby hill and we thanked the car for getting to a safe place from which we could learn about Bardur and the Singing Cave which we then walked to and were able to identify though the entry was small and though I went inside, I did not meet dwarfs and did not hear singing. But the scenery was quite good as Jane made her way in and we recorded views and ourselves as Jane pointed out the glacier which was becoming slightly more visible.

Next it was time for lunch, so we found this spot and while we were waiting, we noticed that we could get to the center of the earth from here and so recorded locations and then descended for photo ops

but when we came back up the locations were still the same (notice the errors in recording distances) as was the restaurant with turf covered roof as Jane recorded a few special distances and we headed to the dining place for our lunches which amused Jane but my self portrait first missed and then was in darkness. We continued on to the end of the peninsula and on to Olafsvikur where these scenes led us to walk to the point

and look out at the scenery and back at the glacier before we drove on to Grundarfjordur which was the town where we decided to record the ``Welcome to'' sign. as we drove on, the cliffs and glaciers and lakes were impressive and eventually we saw a small bridge in the distance which grew as we approached it and crossed it

and followed the trail to Stykkisholmur where we took the obligatory phone booth pictures and this picture of the church and thee of the harbor where we couldn't quite walk to the island afar but as we left town we did recorded the ``Leaving .. '' signs before we found our way to Helgafell where legend has it that if you climb the hill in silence and never look back and then look east and make 3 wishes (all for good) then your wishes come true. But you only get to do this once so there was pressure to get it right. These tour guides assured us that the legend was true and identified East for us and so we climbed and were greeted with these wonderful views

and this directional information (but I still hope my wishes come true). ON the way back to Reykjavik, we stopped for drinks that made Jane and me happy and a vegetable stir fry that did not at the Mastofan restaurant in Borgarnes. On our way back to our hotel, we stopped for a swim at this pool and then went to the Perlan where we posed with sculptures enjoyed the views and admired the architecture before calling it a day with a last dose of yogurt.

Our last day began with breakfast, as always and then we were off to do the Golden Circle. We stopped at Sudurland to record remarkable views (as the winds were growing) and then were off to Kerid which was a collapsed volcano that the guide said might just be for volcano enthusiasts. The views were suitably remarkable that we greeted the local dog and then made our way around stopping to have our pictures taken by some Finnish folks and then continued

pausing for a picture of Jane as we looked down at the crater and then at the surrounding countryside and recorded some wildflowers as Jane bid a final farewell to the crater and we declared ourselves volcano enthusiasts as we headed to the car and made our way to Gullfoss where we could see the mist rising from a distance and so followed the trail until we approached the waterfalls

and the rocks that helped define it.

There were many views to record

sometime with Jane in the picture sometimes with others but many pictures to be taken in any case since the falls presented themselves in fascinating fashion

as Jane took these pictures of me and more falls photos

as I made it along the path for this picture and after some mist we took this self portrait and then aimed to get the very best view

and then aimed downstream

and one more of the depth before a friendly person took this picture of us and we headed away from the falls with a few last pictures before Jane recorded me with this hero we took a last look back and then were on our way to the gift shop where this friendly lady welcomed us and we took pictures of ourselves in Viking garb before heading down the road to the Geysir hot springs area where the map told the story and this stone marked the original Geysir (in the world) which unfortunately no longer erupts on any regular schedule but we did record Strokkur as it got ready and then erupted as it does every 5-10 minutes and then we made our way around the geyser basin capturing the beautiful colors of Konungshver and a wide view and our location before taking a long view and capturing this bird as we made our way down to the cafeteria where Jane got into the frame as did I so that we could capture the menu and take one last photo to end the roll before we gassed up and made our way down roads right and wrong that took us to this lovely which commemorated Thomas Gudmundsson Skald who I can now identify as an Icelandic poet and here is the text of his poem Fljotid Helga (The Holy River) but somehow, I don't think this was the picture he was describing in his poetry, rather this was left over from an alien landing.

Next we were on to pINGVELLIR where we walked up past this cliff (which turned out to be Europe so that we could walk on a trail between the European (to the left) and North American (to the right) plates

and we reached a waterfall along the way before marching on to a rocky outcropping where the advice was to go back the way we came which we did and we found information about the significance of Pingvellir in Icelandic (and world) history as the home of the first parliament

and as we marched on and obeyed the guidance to not throw coins we looked down to the river formed from the waterfall to see many coins but we pressed on to hear about more things that happened on the site for the last 1100 years

before we got back to the trail and were able to walk between two continents in an astonishing fashion

until we reached the sign for the visitor's center and went in to see the continental drift over the past 1000 years identified by sign and by distance. After a few admiring pictures into the distance and some photos of further divides as we sought to absorb the majesty of what we were seeing we recorded one last compass a few more pictures looking back at the divide and then were on our way back towards Keflavik where we saw smoke in the distance and knew that we were approaching the Blue Lagoon where words (and even photos) cannot describe the experience.

After a relaxing soak, we went on to Keflavik where Jane was happy to see rolls and I was happy to see beer as we had one last meal and then captured the Reykjanesbaer sign in the 11 PM light.

After Iceland, it was back to work and so we headed to Copenhagen and then went out separate ways. It took me some time to adjust and so I didn't record my room in Aarhus until I could also record the remains of room service from the night before and then record views the bathroom the view down to the lobby and the do not disturb sign before dressing and preparing to go present my talk. After the talks, pictures were taken of the 4 invited speakers -- Kurt Melhourn, Emo Welzl, me and Micha Sharir

and I took this picture of Lars Arge and Else Magård who took this picture of me

The next day, I took an obligatory phone booth picture and then the next day, I recorded a station on the train before boarding the plane to Iceland where this sign hung in the bathroom and once in Iceland, I recorded a picture of my favorite yogurt to summarize the journey.