Continuing on, we go in search of the last turf church ever to be built in Iceland…
Originally constructed in 1884, this is still a practicing parish church…
…surrounded by burial mounds…
Next stop – Diamond Beach: http://luxuriousnomad.com/diamond-beach/
~ Bella
When the Vatnajökull volcano erupted in 1996, the 880-metre-long (2,890 ft) bridge was damaged by icebergs the size of houses that had broken off and floated down and across the plains... Thankfully, no one was killed when the bridge was destroyed... ...and this monument is all that remains... Hofskirkja Turf…
Diamond Beach is a strip of black sand on the greater Breiðamerkursandur glacial plain, so called for the 'diamonds' (chunks of ice) that are scattered across the beach... ...and across this bridge is one of the most magical of all sights... http://luxuriousnomad.com/glaciers-and-icebergs/ ~ Bella