TRIP TO AN ICELAND

Iceland is an island, a European country, located midway between North

America and mainland Europe. It lies just below the Arctic Circle between 64 and 66
degrees north. The capital is Reykjavik. It is the northernmost capital in the world
and is located exactly halfway between New York and Moscow.
 In Iceland, the climate is cold, windy and cloudy for most of the year.
The best time to visit Iceland is summer, from June to August.
Summer is very cool throughout Iceland.During the warmest months, July and
August, lows are around 9 °C (48 °F).Winter in Iceland is not so cold, in fact
the,temperatures can exceed 0 °C (32 °F) quite often even in winter, and rain can fall
instead of snow.

A lot of different breakfast,yogurt, berry compote, soft-boiled egg, cheese,

fruit, bacon, fried potatoes, sourdough bread, baked beans, sausages, pancakes,
porridge and Icelandic butter. Typical dining hours are a little on the late side. On
weekends it can be difficult to find anyplace open before 10am, except in hotels.
Icelanders usually eat dinner around 8pm or later.

The shortest distances to Iceland's nearest neighbors is about 280 km

to Greenland, 400 km to the Faroe Islands, 800 km to Scotland and 950 km
to Norway. By air, Iceland is about 3 hours from western Europe and 5 hours from
North America.

The culture of Iceland is known for its literary heritage which began in the
12th century. Icelandic traditional arts include weaving, silversmithing, and wood
carving. The Reykjavík area has a many art galleries, bookstores, cinemas and
museums.Iceland's literacy rate is among the highest in the world, and a love of
literature, art, chess, and other intellectual pursuits is widespread.

Contrary to popular belief, Icelanders are not all tall, blonde and have blue
eyes. Although there are many Icelanders who fit this stereotype, they are most
certainly not the majority. Plenty of us have black, brown, red hair and everything in
between.

Religion: Most Icelanders (80%) are members of the Lutheran State Church. Another
5% are registered in other Christian denominations, including the Free Church
of Iceland and the Roman Catholic Church. Almost 5% of people practice ásatrú, the
traditional Norse religion.