Iceland
Iceland is as 'foreign' as I have gotten. Even though I went during a cold and windy winter with little money, I still enjoyed the incredible snowy mountains and unique culture.

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Stopped to get this view of a water inlet (from ocean) backdropped by a mountain.

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Winter snow fog plagues a lot of the mountains here.

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Saw this abandoned Toyota with some kind of meal under the windshield wiper.

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Dylan brushing his teeth.

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Me standing next to a sign for the Hvalfjörður fjord.

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Appreciating the texture of the rock face.

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Another look.

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View of the road we were driving on, with a 90km/h speed limit.

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Massive frozen fjord bordering the town of Borgarnes.

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Some buildings overlooking the fjord.

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The Fáskrúðarbakkakirkja church located in the Eyja-og Miklaholtshreppur municipality. This church was established by the national church in Iceland, a Lutheran denomination. Many of these can be seen across Iceland. I have a photo of a similar one later.

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Far view of Ólafsvík from atop a black sand beach cliff.

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A warning sign sits on this cliff overlooking the beach.

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Our faithful rental transportation.

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I like the sign.

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A friend ventures down to the black sand beach.

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These large icicles hang off this cliff.

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These black sand beaches are common around the Iceland coast. They are formed from volcanic activity.

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More of this beautiful beach cliff.

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Selfie.

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My Canon was having trouble so I took one with my phone for good measure.

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The prominence of the mountains here are incredible!

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A lot of the driving looked like this.

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Beautiful sunset against this rock face.

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Town of Vík. The Lutheran Vík í Mýrdal Church can be seen on the far right with a red roof.

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On a black sand beach now.

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From that church there is a good view of Vík and the beach I was just on.

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In Iceland's capital, Reykjavík, the Hallgrimskirkja Lutheran Church offers a 73m high tower. The statue to the right is of Leif Erikson, a Norse explorer.

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A bridge crosses a graben, a tectonic plate phenomenon.

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A sign on the Eurasian plate side of the bridge.

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The best photo of the bridge my phone camera could offer in the snowfall and darkness.

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On the left is the Eurasian plate, on the right is the North American plate. Or so they say.

These photos can be downloaded in full quality here.