Haben ihr kleines Filmchen leicht verändert, neu geschnitten & z.T. neu vertont ...
Lustig. Und verdammt schön!

Incidentally, today is the First Day of Summer (yes, we capitalize it) according to the Old Icelandic calendar. Erratic weather conditions continue here on the Lava Rock, with everything from sunshine to snowflakes (with hail, rain and gale-force winds in between) keeping the past few weeks interesting, to say the least. This is a decent reminder that visitors need to keep themselves constantly updated when traveling out to the countryside as the weather can change at a moment's notice.

The First Day of Summer (sumardagurinn fyrsti) is an annual public holiday in Iceland held on the first Thursday after April 18. In former times, the Icelanders used the Old Norse calendar which divided the year into only two seasons, winter and summer. Although the climate in late April cannot be considered to be summer-like, after the long winter, Icelanders still celebrate this first day of "summer" with parades, sporting events and organized entertainment, held in various places around Iceland.

... einem Feuer zum Opfer gefallene, wunderschön im Niemandsland gelegene, winzig kleine [Krýsuvík-Kirche] wird nach einigen Schwierigkeiten v.a. [finanzieller Art] von Lehrlingen des [Technical College of Hafnarfjördur] dieses Jahr wieder aufgebaut werden.

Wie man [hier] sehen kann, wird das mit aller Gründlichkeit [vorbereitet.]

_{- 02. April 2011 -}

... [ein Jahr danach ...]

_{- 01. April 2011 -}

... for the village, and we just do what needs to be done:
To survive in this place."

Ziemlich wortgetreu aufgezeichnetes Zitat eines Inselbewohners, aufgeschnappt während einem meiner Aufenthalte dort.

_{- 05. März 2011 -}





Link: [pressphoto.is]

Quelle: [Northern lights centre in Iceland] - on facebook

[Geneviève Caron]

a.more.s denkt da natürlich sofort an Island - doch heute habe ich erfahren:

"... I’ve heard many-many times there is one place that might have been better than Iceland ... and the place is [Kamchatka] ...

... and then I came across the best blog I’ve ever seen – [Kamchatka Fairy Tales by Igor Sphilenok] - and I have to admit – this claim might be true ..."

[Hotel Regina, Mürren]