Iceland, You (Igneous) Rock! For Realz Tho, Igneous Everywhere

We flew into Iceland on Sunday and it was a gorgeous day!

Iceland and wing

And the landscape was stunning!

So blue!

We bussed into the capital of Reykjavík, and this relatively small capital is so lovely and cute.  It also has an amazing view of the ocean! Words and pictures cannot even describe!

Nikki

Some contemporary Viking art

Me on said art

The first night was just strolled along and looked around the city.  We also got the most amazing soft serve icecream EVER!!!

And has the best dinner ever!

Mac and Cheese and a Bucket o' Wings

The next day, we decided to stay around Reykjavík and look around the city.  

We went to the one an only Penis Museum.  The museum contains many different mammal specimens preserved along with some penis history, art, and popular culture pieces.

Sperm whale #phallic

We then visited the cathedral in Reykjavík and it is a lot different than other cathedrals we've seen.

Neat! #phallic

We went also to the geyser simulation and waited for about thirty minutes...for some geyser disappointment.

Geyser, not excited 

Geyser, excited #phallic

Waitin'

We also celebrated Canada Day!

Just us two clearly...

The following day, we took an excursion to the Blue Lagoon, for some rest and relaxation.  It was really cool (actually it was quite warm).  And the water looked like cool blue kool-aid!

In fact not sweet like kool-aid, rather salty

Our last day together!

Iceland was actually my favorite country. There seems to be a lot of outdoor activities to do: hiking, camping, and the like.  Unfortunately, we weren't prepared for our had the ability to really get out of the capital to try these things.  I guess I'll just have to come back here, shucks!  

And that is actually it for my travels.  I am heading home to Canada today. It was a great experience but I am also looking forward to seeing my friends an family.  I am also excited for this wiener to start his next venture to Hamilton.  

Toodles!

Paris, I'll Give You Two Wheat for a Sheep!

After our food-coma inducing excursions in Belgium, Nikki and I headed over to Paris whilst Morgan ventured up to the good ol' GB.  

In Paris, Nikki and I decided to try a different flavour of accommodation, Couch Surfing.  We stayed with a guy named Sylvain who lived in Montreuil.  It was an excellent experience.  Sylvain took us on a tour near his home, visiting the one medieval castle in and around Paris.  He also took us through a walk in a park complete with man-made lake and Greek temple.  We lol'd!  Sylvain also took us through a really interesting garden: the coulée verte.  It was built from the old inner-city train rails converted to trails of gardens.  It was a really lovely escape from the hustle and bustle of touristic Paris.  And we thought the name was absolutely lovely.  However, not to the French.  The word "coulée" means "flow".  But as Sylvain put it, it refers to more of something like the flow of sewage... But for us English speakers, being beckoned for a stroll along the Coulée Verte (swoon) sounds much more appealing than along the Green Sludge-Flow.

After our garden adventures, we went back to Sylvain's house where he made us a delicious quiche-like egg pie (it didn't have some kind of ham in it so apparently it wasn't true quiche...).  It was purely yummo!

The following day, Sylvain took us on a walking tour of Paris.  We went to another park complete with its very own faux Greek temple.  Which had an amazing view of the city.

We then went to the Sacré Coeur, which was lovely and crowded.  Then we continued our walk to the Louvre and through another park to the canals.  The canal along the Seine has just been converted from a motorway to a pedestrian lane.  It was a great change as there were tonnes of artists and locals and tourists just their enjoying Paris and the lovely weather.  Then onto the Eiffel Tower, no trip to Paris is complete without it.

Ooh

Aah!

Afterward, we went back to Sylvain's and played Catan!  Huzzah!  It was great and also the first time I have ever won!

Just look at that longest road! (I'm red)

Our trip to Paris was absolutely lovely, and it wouldn't have been half as good without the wonderful and accommodating Sylvain.  He was such a gracious host and I can't thank him enough!

And then we were off over the Atlantic to the mysterious Iceland!