* Tourism OfficeGeislagata, 9Tel: (+354) 460 10 00E mail: akureyri@akureyri.isor * Tourist Information CentreHafnarstræti 82 · IS-600 AkureyriTel.: (+354) 550 07 20Fax: (+354) 550 07 21Internet: www.nordurland.is E. mail: tourinfo@est.is* Useful links:www.akureyri.is/englishwww.visitakureyri.is
This would be my last photo in Akureyri. Look how quiet the road was....On the way back to The Youth Hostel.There would be more activities in The Youth Hostel where we cooked my favourite Spaghetti Bolognese from a packet !No, I didn't take any photo from that 'event'...They would be my memory in my head, cherished forever for the best moments I had in Akureyri...We slept well.The following day, had to wake up early...me back to Reykjavik; Brian..., to attend a film festival in Prague !
Asked Brian to take a photo of me ! Infront of that snow capped mountain backdrops...Behind me on the right of the photo, was the supermarket; Closed at the time otherwise we would buy somethng from there to eat.On the left, no...it's not our 4 WD !
Akureyri Botanical Garden, known in Icelandic as Lystigardurinn is famed for its 2000 species of local & foreign flowers blloming in Akureyri's warm microclimate. This is the most northerly garden in the world !The garden was opened in 1912.All the plants & flowers have names on them...For me, I didn't bother to check. I just enjoyed the colours & err, sometimes the smells.Not all flowers smell good though...
Akureyri Botanical Garden, known in Icelandic as Lystigardurinn is famed for its 2000 species of local & foreign flowers blloming in Akureyri's warm microclimate. This is the most northerly garden in the world !The garden was opened in 1912.Close-ups on some flowers now...All kinds of colours !
Akureyri Botanical Garden, known in Icelandic as Lystigardurinn is famed for its 2000 species of local & foreign flowers blloming in Akureyri's warm microclimate. This is the most northerly garden in the world !The garden was opened in 1912.Then, there was this bridge...The area is clean, shady & beautiful !This garden is opened from 8 am to 10 pm weekdays & 9 am to 10 pm at weekends...From 1st June to 31st October.
Akureyri Botanical Garden, known in Icelandic as Lystigardurinn is famed for its 2000 species of local & foreign flowers blloming in Akureyri's warm microclimate. This is the most northerly garden in the world !The garden was opened in 1912.Came to this fountain. It didn't feel that was in Iceland !So beautiful ! Surrounded by trees, like I was in a tropical country...
Akureyri Botanical Garden, known in Icelandic as Lystigardurinn is famed for its 2000 species of local & foreign flowers blloming in Akureyri's warm microclimate. This is the most northerly garden in the world !The garden was opened in 1912.On this photo, you can see my friend Brian (from US of A) who was walking amidst the trees !I guess I owe seeing this garden to him ! He wanted to go to a park, he said.I just tagged along...
Akureyri Botanical Garden, known in Icelandic as Lystigardurinn is famed for its 2000 species of local & foreign flowers blloming in Akureyri's warm microclimate. This is the most northerly garden in the world !The garden was opened in 1912.Plants from Tanzania & New Zealand were also to be found here !Looking at the trees, definitely this garden must be properly looked after hence to avoid from them dying of the unpredictable Icelandic weather...
Akureyri Botanical Garden, known in Icelandic as Lystigardurinn is famed for its 2000 species of local & foreign flowers blloming in Akureyri's warm microclimate. This is the most northerly garden in the world !The garden was opened in 1912.This garden was originally set up by a local-women organisation but in the 1950's it was taken over by the town itself to boost the garden...Here, you can see more flowers; Very well-kept...
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