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WATERFALLS
Godafoss and Gullfoss are two of the most famous waterfalls but
you'll also see plenty of others. In the port of ĺsafjördur we took an
included Viking tour to a nearby waterfall for a sip of the ice cold
water that's believed to grant everyone who drinks it 10 years of
good luck. On another afternoon, we watched a waterfall across
from where the ship was docked grow bigger and bigger as the
snow in the mountains melted under the summer sun and ice cold
water tumbled down the cliff.
YOU'LL DISCOVER MORE THAN JUST THE SIGHTS
Local guides were waiting to show us around each port
on the Viking included tours and didn't just show us
the highlights, they also provided an insight into what
it was like living in Iceland's coastal towns. Tales of
friends and family getting together for midnight picnics
to watch the northern lights dancing across the sky in
winter, why there were so many wonderful singers and
musicians at every port we visited (affordable music
lessons are made available to every child in Iceland) and
why a tiny university with only 80 students is so popular
for students studying marine science. The things I saw
and did in Iceland were incredible, but it's the country's
people that we'll remember long after we return home.
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