"Failure doesn't carry a stigma in Iceland."

According to Larus in Eric Weiner's Geography of Bliss, this is the reason Iceland produces more artists and writers per capita than any other place.
Eric continues, ... if you are free to fail, you are free to try.

In 2006, my dear friend, Hakon Leifsson - the conductor and composer who wrote the score for Flying Without Wings - invited me to see this magnificent island nation. I hadn't imagined how there could be so much beauty without trees, but the land, the incredible feeling of space, and the impact of the ever-changing sky brought a feeling of expansion in my whole being. And the Icelandic horse? Irresistible! I didn't find many reflections but have included a few.

                        Reykjavik's population is about a quarter of a million people -
                                              two thirds of the total population.

Hallgrimskirkja and the Leif Eriksson Memorial.    

 

                                                            Landakotskirkja

                                 Grottuviti Lighthouse

 Murals and Graffiti

                                       Camping is a national pastime.

                                        Geysers abound.

                                       Pingvellir National Park - a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

                                                              Snaefekksjokull National Park

                                                           One of Iceland's magnificent glaciers.

                  Iceland summer melting glaciers produce many waterfalls.

                                                              

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