Iceland: Fluðir

Geysers Began Here

Pronounced “Flu-theer”: this area is the location for Geysir, the hot water eruption spot that gave a phenomenon its name worldwide.
This building (R) is a school.

An inland village

Fluðir is a small village, about 800 population, not far from the southern coast of Iceland. It hosts a set of “lifting stones” of graded weights, used to qualify the strength of prospective sailors.

View from the Icelandic Air Hotel
Lobby art at the hotel