After visiting Scotland, I took the Icelandair flight from Glasgow to Reyjkavik. My dream is to see the northern lights, but unfortunately the sky is cloudy on the days we were there, so no lights.
Anyway, this is my first time on Icelandair.
Anyway, this is my first time on Icelandair.
Mood lighting throughout this flight reflects the dancing northern lights. Very refreshing!
This is as close I can get to see the northern lights.
Food is purchased onboard.
To the top of the world !
Wingtip of the B757 plane
At Reykjavik airport
Seriously will anyone buy? It's not cheap by the way.
Other than seeing the northern lights, another must see is the Golden Circle tour. It is made up of three attractions: The waterfall, the geyser and the national park.
I booked the tour from Reykjavik excursions tour company. I was picked up in a van above and transported to their headquarters to board the big and crowded coach.
Iceland is not yet commercialized as a tourist destination. Much of it is empty, barren land.
First stop on my tour is a tomatoes farm visit.
geysers Geysir and Strokkur
The geyser erupts once every six minutes.
Gullfoss waterfall
Þingvellir national park
At night, we went to the horse theatre to view the performance. Believe it or not, we are the only audience, sitting at the empty grand stand watching the performance. Nevertheless, it was a wonderful performance. The trainers and the horses were natural in their performance.
After the show ended, we were invited to take pictures with the performers and the horses.
Horse stable backstage
Complimentary meal. Not sure whether is it horse meat?
Going back to London on Icelandair's hekla aurora plane.
Beautiful design !
Business class meal.
Icelandair's business class lounge at Reykjavik airport has shower facilities which I used before getting on the plane for the long way home.
Despite having a three hour layover at London's Heathrow airport, we barely managed to check in for our Qatar Airways flight. Next time should schedule a longer time when in transit in London.
We took the Qatar Airways A380 flight for the Doha-London and return sectors. The plane has economy section on the rear upper deck in a 2-4-2 layout. The small cabin size made for a more intimate feel and less crowded compared to the main deck below.
This time, I didn't manage to catch the elusive lights. I shall try again next time. Maybe in Greenland.
Look out for my next trip to Alaska, the last frontier..
