Iceland - snow and lights

We have just returned from a wonderful trip to the UK (to visit family) and to Iceland (to explore). The boys have completed 55 and 46 flights (6 and 4 years old). We love to travel with them and see how they benefit from all the experiences they encounter. 

Here we share all our highlights from our trip to Iceland and all the attractions we managed to squeeze into our short time there.

Arriving 

We got to several great places on our trip including Whales of Iceland which has its own Orca whale climbing frame/play area!. We visited a thermal pool in the small village of Hafnarfjorour where we were staying. 

We spent three nights in Iceland and had such a wonderful time. It is  a magical land and the energy of the country is amazing. We all loved playing in the snow and managed to go sledging with our friends over at Slow Travel with Kids who also loaned us all the winter gear we needed for the boys.

We also spent an afternoon at the Blue Lagoon where the boys enjoyed swimming and playing in the thermal waters while the air temperature was -5! We wondered why they made all children wear armbands in the lagoon even when they could swim but once in the water we realized it was the safest way to see all children, as visibility was very minimal amid the steam!

On our last night, we were blessed with a show of the Northern lights. The Aurora is a spectacular thing to see and we were fortunate to see it from the bedroom window!  

Last night - dream come true 

Iceland is a wonderful place to visit with small children and a place we will be sure to visit again in the future. It is full of wonder, snow and what can only be described as magic. The only downfall for the kids was the smell of the natural hot water (eggy farts, apparently)!!!