RO: Islanda sau Tara de Gheata cum i-au spus vikingii, n-are nici in clin, nici in maneca cu calotele de gheata si frigul naprasnic de minus enspe mii de grade care-ti vin in minte atunci cand pronunti numele tarii. La fel cum Groenlanda (Green-Land), denumita tot de vikingii cei sireti, nu are nimic de-a face cu padurile luxuriante, campurile intregi de vegetatie, fauna si flora ca-n povesti. Ei bine, e totul exact invers, si surpriza, este o conspiratie a vikingilor ca sa pastreze insula din nord de Atlantic numai si numai pentru ei 🙂 Iar restul popoarelor wannabe-cuceritoare, sa se imbete cu apa rece (rece sloi!) in tinutul “verde”. Asa ca Islanda cea ferita de oaspeti nepoftiti are de toate. De la munti acoperiti de ghetari, la campuri intregi de lava, acoperite de muschi buretos in care ti s-afunda piciorul pan’ la glezna. De la terenuri aride si furtuni de praf ca-n Kaldidalur pana la vegetatie si verde cat vezi cu ochii in Thingvellir. Mai putin copaci, ca doar nu degeaba zic islandezii ca “unde avem patru copaci, pentru noi e padure”. De la lacuri in varf de munte pana la campuri de piatra, pustii de par ca nu se termina. De la lagune glaciale si ghetari pana la fiorduri sinuoase pana-n munte. Si de esti fan natura si plimbari si road trip pe drumuri laturalnice, Islanda are tot ce-ti trebuie. De la A la Z, gasesti orice! Si uite de asta planuim sa ne intoarcem cat de curand, insa de data asta in miez de iarna. Sa vedem cascadele inghetate bocna si sa prindem (in sfarsit!) aurora.

EN: Iceland or The Land of Ice, as the vikings called it, has nothing to do with huge blocks of ice, ringing frost and minus who knows how many degrees, that all come into your head when you pronounce the name of the country. As well as Green-Land, named so by the same sneaky vikings, has nothing to do with the luxuriant forests, vast fields covered in vegetation, the mother and father of all fauna and flora. Well, it’s the other way around to be more precise, and surprise, it has all been just a conspiracy of the vikings, because they wanted to keep the small island in the north part of the Atlantic just for themselves 🙂 And the rest of the wannabe-conquerors to be fooled by the so called “green” land. So Iceland has it all. Mountains covered by glaciers, vast lava fields covered by spongy moss where your feet sink in to your ankles.  Arid terrains and dust storms in Kaldidalur, lusty vegetation in Thingvellir. Not so many trees, no wonder that the Icelanders use to say that “where we have four trees, we call it a forest”. Lakes on top of the mountains, rocky fields that seem to have no ending. Glacial lagoons, glaciers and sinuous fjords. And if you like nature and hiking and road tripping on sideways, Iceland has everything you need. From A to Z, you’ll find everything here! And that’s exactly why we’re planning to go back soon, this time during wintertime! To see the frozen waterfalls and to finally see the Northern Lights! 

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