Also known as the Seljavallalaug swimming pool. Don’t ask me to pronounce that.  While leaving Iceland after our first trip I saw a picture of a pool that looked like it fell out of a postcard from a bygone era. I HAD to visit. Not too long after that it made an appearance in an American Express advert, furthering my need to see this place. I did a little digging and realized it was, in fact, an old neighborhood pool that sits at the base of an active volcano. I filed it away under ‘place I hope still exists by the time I can go’. Luckily for me James pays attention to everything and while planning our amazing engagement trip he made sure to include the pool on the list.  It’s not super easy to get to, a 30 minute hike in from the nearest road,  which is all the better because it seems to have kept it from getting too crowded. Although not warm (I got knee deep and couldn’t go any further) it is easily one of my favorite places I’ve been.

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I might have borrowed a hotel robe for this trip