Sunday, January 27, 2013

Photo Blog Part 1: Iceland, France (Bayeux and Paris), Spain (Toledo and un pequito de Madrid)

Cambridge: Waiting for the taxi.

Ditto.

Icelandic Lullabye, Icelandair

Blue Lagoon!

Hot and cold mist 


Amazing dinner at The Seafood Grill


STREET ART ICELANDIC STYLE



Iceland from the church tower.

Street art and Roger as an elephant.




If you eat these you, too, can be a cool American.

1 cent = 1 kitten. Sweet deal, Iceland.


Greenhouse. Tomatoes and used bee-holder below.




GUILFOSS


Fierce, like the falls. And the lady who preserved them for future generations. 



Geyser erupting; stage 1.
Guilfoss out of order


Hot pool where tourists sometimes scald themselves.

Geyser erupting part 2.

Where plates expand.

Geyser erupting part 3

More plate Expansion. (Also hidden caves of wonder and getting lost. Forever.)

At Thingveller.

Thingveller

Northern Lights tour snap bracelets!!!

Plates.

SKATE PARK ART




It´s cold and rainy in Iceland. Also cheerful.


BAYEUX, FRANCE

Bayeux Cathedral (view from our bathroom)

Sweet meal made by our host. AWESOME after  14 hours of traveling.


Sassy Bayeux cow.

Soldier´s grave from battle of Normandy
Apologies for inappropriate placement, I can´t edit it... odd snacks.




Lace making

Beautiful Aimee and Tian Yu flowers!

Disturbing. 

VERSAILLES


In the Hall of Mirrors (and gold and crystal)

Giant hall of battle paintings.

Versailles squirrel: he´s kind of a big deal. He was embroidered on an ottoman. (was it an ottoman at that time?)

Marshmallows!


Old music on display in Notre Dame.

Bridge jumper


SPAIN

TOLEDO



Archeaology!

Cat in a hole. 

T-shaped thing is the hammer- screwdriver-ear cleaner.  Other things are gun workings.

Mold for tiny mans.

Pirate flag

HUGE cannon. Shot 200 kg cannon balls.

Things are serious in Toledo

Napoleon´s death mask.

MADRID


Market de San Miguel

Street art, Madrid.