Traveling tips and detailed journey info
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 …
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 …
After our wedding ceremony, we had a few photos and went back to the hotel to dry off a bit. I had booked a Superjeep tour to take everyone around Snæfellsnes for some sightseeing and more photo opps. We had originally planned to have two Superjeeps for our group, but with a last minute wedding …
Peter and I both had a late night writing vows. We had been talking about them for ages, but didn't get a lot done ahead of time. I went through three drafts, and told him my overall structure for the vows, but otherwise the content of both sets was a surprise. We laid out all …
We drove from south Iceland, passing through Reykjavík, to Snaefellsnes to get to Hotel Budir. The drive was nearly the same as the trip to Stykkishólmur, and so was very familiar. We had lunch in Reykjavik, and met up with our families so we could caravan to the hotel. They had not yet been out …
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 …
We arrived to our next house late in the afternoon on Friday. The drive was a little confusing because we had two different addresses, as well as some hand written instructions. Left at a horse farm, left down the gravel road...you know the kind. It took me more than two months to settle on an …
A few photos taken at night
An afternoon in Stykkishólmur
Rental cars, Iceland driving, and some high quality bureaucracy
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