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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 …
I had heard a lot of noise about visiting the Blue Lagoon: it's a tourist trap, it's ridiculously crowded, there's nothing there that you can't get at another hot spring. We had planned to do a hot spring hike earlier in our trip, but ended up canceling that in favor of trying a second time …
We left Hotel Budir at checkout and headed back to Stykkisholmur to pick up our birth certificates from the commissioner's office. We had lunch at Nesbraud in Stykkisholmur, which seemed to be a local spot and felt a little off-limits to me. The guy behind the counter did speak English to me, but looked thoroughly …
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 …
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 …
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 …
If we ever visit Vestmannaeyjar again, here's how I would do it: Plan to spend a whole day, starting in the morning, and taking the 19:30 or 21:00 ferry back to the mainland. You will have no trouble parking at the ferry docking point on the mainland, and you cannot miss it (the road essentially …
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 …
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