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Iceland budgeting 2019
Our Iceland June 2019 trip budget was a little wacky because we also got married in Iceland and had a group of six meet us there for ceremony, travel, and plenty of meals. Aside from all of our wedding stuff, we spent $3,140.41 for 7 full days in Iceland. Here's how I broke it down …
Borghese gallery and gardens
Whenever we travel, we look at maps for green spaces that we can walk too. Far and away, the Borghese gardens was the largest green space near us, and actually it was meant to be the most expansive gardens in Rome. Inside the galleriesThere were no lines to get inside the Borghese gallery, so we …
Castle Sant Angelo
On our first day in Rome, having arrived in the morning after a layover redeye flight, we walked the neighborhood a bit to get a sense of what was around. Following the river, we eventually hit the bridge of angels leading to Castle Sant Angelo. There was no line at all, and there was room …
Getting around Rome
Literally planes, trains, and automobiles. We arrived in FCO on Thursday morning, and took a direct train to Rome Termini. Once in Rome Termini, we walked around and down until we got to the Metro station underneath the main train lines. This was very confusing to us both; even though there are only two Metro …
Budir wedding dinner
We had booked Budir's private dining room many months in advance, at their suggestion. I had a difficult time finding pictures of the room, even though it seems they do host a lot of parties there. So, I had some idea of what it would look like, but I wasn't positive. The room was accessible …
Grundarfjordur for dinner
On Monday evening, I had originally planned to do a welcome/rehearsal dinner at Hotel Budir for our group. But considering their very short stay in Iceland, I wanted them to see more of the countryside and get away from the hotel. I had read that Grundarfjordur had some of the best views on the Snaefellsnes …
All the ways to Vestmannaeyjar pt. 2
We had originally planned to only visit Vestmannaeyjar for an afternoon. But after our failed puffin hike, Peter graciously canceled our plans the next day to go back and attempt again to see some puffins (I had been talking about them for ages). He called the ticketing office at the port that same morning and …
All the ways to Vestmannaeyjar pt. 1
Our original plan was to go to Reynisfjara and Vik in the morning, Vestmannaeyjar in the afternoon. We bought our ferry tickets in advance, per the recommendation that they were prone to selling out (3pm departure, 7:30pm return). The ferry port is the only thing in the area, 10 minutes down an offshoot of Hringvegur …
Vik and Reynisfjara
On our first full day staying in the Selfoss area, we headed out to Reynisfjara beach and Vik. I had heard and read previously that Vik is a top tourist destination in the south, so I was initially nervous for a crowd. It was just over an hour drive, which was originally supposed to include …
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