Category: Europe 2025

We checked into our Airbnb in the Reykjavík suburbs on July 1. Ken and Cathy joined us later that day. It was rainy most of July 2, so outside of a few food runs...

We plan to move to the suburbs on July 1, so on Monday, June 30, we walked around downtown Reykjavík. On our food tour, by the time we got to Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur, the...

The Snæfellsnes is a peninsula in western Iceland. The peninsula has the Snæfellsnes volcanic belt down its centre, and the Snæfellsjökull volcano, regarded as one of the symbols of Iceland, at its western tip....

Until Saturday, June 28, we had not seen the sun for more than a minute or two each day. It was light all the time, and the water from the sky was mostly occasional...

We took a day trip to the Golden Circle on Friday, June 27. The Golden Circle is a loop containing First our guide drove to the National Park: Þingvallavatn is a rift valley lake...

Thursday, June 16, was our first full day in Iceland. As you know, we love taking a food tour on our first day in a country. One thing we learned about Icelandic food is...

We transitioned from Germany to Iceland on Wednesday, June 25. As transition days go, it wasn’t so bad. The train ride from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Munich was pleasant. The train wasn’t crowded, and we got...

We wandered around Garmisch on Sunday, June 22 to Tuesday, June 24. Another view from our Airbnb. Sorry, if this blog has been heavy on the mountains recently, but mountains really defined our stay...

St. John’s Fires is the annual celebration of the summer solstice in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (and other German towns). The practice has been going on since the 14th century, although it’s probably the continuation of an...

On Saturday, June 21, we took a bus to Partenkirchen to see the Brunnenfest, a celebration of its fountains. But first, we went to the center of Garmisch to view its fountain. A hotel...