Iceland in Pictures

Forgot to close the window in Iceland

As I reported earlier, many Icelanders are stuck at home, snowed in. This gives them a lot of time to hang out on Facebook, allowing this picture to quickly spread. The picture, apparently of a car owned by a guy in the town of Hafnarfjörður (just outside Reykjavík), has been shared by about 500 people.

The thing is, in Iceland it doesn’t snow or rain vertically, but due to wind it tends to come in sideways. This means that even a small opening in the car’s window allowed it to fill with snow in a short period of time. The funny thing is that plenty of those who shared the picture have added that similar things have happened to them or their friends before.

Lotus Elan Coupe by the Blue Lagoon in Iceland. Read the story of these travelers that “take Lotus Elans to places they were not designed to go”.

Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon like you’ve never seen it before

This car is only a meter away from being swept away by the powerful Jökulsá glacier river and being swept out into the Atlantic. Be careful when driving in Iceland, we have some of the best nature in the world, but our roads are no autobahns. Check out the Icelandic Search and Rescue’s tips on safe travel in Iceland.

Photo by Gummi Stóri.

Icelanders are quite crazy about modifying their 4x4s to drive up into the snowy mountains in the winter.