Anwer and I were blessed to be invited to our dear friend Grace's wedding in July. We took full advantage of this opportunity and headed to Iceland for 9 days. We only took 4000 photos.
Upon arrival in Iceland, we picked up our new friend/Grace's college friend, Chante. We then went to pick up our rental car from Sad Cars. When we began researching Iceland in March, it was clear that it would be expensive, and I saw Sad Cars advertised on a few "budget" posts about Iceland. To be clear, do not go to Iceland if you are on a budget. After picking up our car from a car rental company that has no gas policy, we went straight to the petrol station as our car's gas light was on. Cool. This would be the beginning of not knowing how life works in Iceland, but we managed to get out with a few confused card swipes and an $80 gas bill.
We stayed at an AirBnb in Reykjavik. It was perfect for our group of four. We picked up another one of Grace's friend, Julia. This would be our cheapest accommodation during our trip. I think we each paid about $90 for the three nights. We had a great welcome barbecue with the wedding friends and family on our first night. The group decided to travel South towards Vik on Friday to optimize travel opportunities and make our ring road adventure easier post wedding.
We saw our first waterfall!
We went a bunch of majestic sites with scenery that would blow your mind.
We went to a glacier. And walked on it, for like one minute.
Upon arrival in Iceland, we picked up our new friend/Grace's college friend, Chante. We then went to pick up our rental car from Sad Cars. When we began researching Iceland in March, it was clear that it would be expensive, and I saw Sad Cars advertised on a few "budget" posts about Iceland. To be clear, do not go to Iceland if you are on a budget. After picking up our car from a car rental company that has no gas policy, we went straight to the petrol station as our car's gas light was on. Cool. This would be the beginning of not knowing how life works in Iceland, but we managed to get out with a few confused card swipes and an $80 gas bill.
 |
| The street we stayed on. |
We stayed at an AirBnb in Reykjavik. It was perfect for our group of four. We picked up another one of Grace's friend, Julia. This would be our cheapest accommodation during our trip. I think we each paid about $90 for the three nights. We had a great welcome barbecue with the wedding friends and family on our first night. The group decided to travel South towards Vik on Friday to optimize travel opportunities and make our ring road adventure easier post wedding.
We saw our first waterfall!
 |
| Skogafoss |
We went a bunch of majestic sites with scenery that would blow your mind.
 |
| Anwer wore a fabulous green jacket that allowed optimal camouflaging. |
 |
 |
 |
| We followed Mama Hyun's advice and stopped where we saw buses and people. As you'll notice, we were not alone too much during our trip. 1.5 million people visited Iceland in the summer 2016. |
 |
| Driving was pretty straightforward. No shoulders, lots of sheep wandering, and pure tourist driving--everywhere. |
We went to a glacier. And walked on it, for like one minute.
 |
| Iceland loves churches. This is the gorgeous one where the wedding was. |
 |
| Horse everywhere. Even at the wedding. |
 |
| View from the reception venue. Never ending sunset. |
