Iceland - Monument to the Unknown Official/Bureaucrat

Monument of the Unknown Official/Bureaucrat

Reykjavik, Iceland

As a bureaucrat myself, I was especially excited to see this monument. This is now one of my favorite statues of all time. From the Frommer's website:

"In the courtyard behind Lækjargata 6 is The Unknown Official. Several countries have monuments to the Unknown Soldier, but perhaps only Iceland has a sculpture honoring -- and lightly satirizing -- the thankless, anonymous job of the bureaucrat. The 1994 sculpture by Magnús Tómasson depicts a man in a suit holding a briefcase, with his head and shoulders subsumed in a slab of unsculpted stone."

Unfortunately, the courtyard where this statue lives was closed during my visit. Nothing but telephoto shots and no head-on pics. I'll take what I get, though.

Iceland - Geysir

Iceland - Geysir

I swear the world was about to boil over and, perhaps. EXPLODE!

Iceland - Geysir

Iceland - Geysir

The word "Geysir" comes from this location right here, in some unpronounceable national park in Iceland. A stop here was part of the Golden Circle bus tour I took. I'm sure my wife knows the name of the park (I'll have to update this later).

Seeing this Geysir, which spouted steam every 5 minutes or so, pockets of steam popping up throughout the park, and puddles of boiling liquid--it was eerie and cool. And it smelled a bit like rotten eggs.

Iceland - Gullfoss Waterfall

Look at how un-safe those people are

Iceland - Gullfoss (Golden Waterfall)

Iceland - Glacier

Glaciers - They're freakin' huge!

(This is only one millionth of the the glacier I was looking at)

Iceland - Jokulsarlon

Iceland - 2010

Jokulsarlon

#0738

Iceland - Water and Clouds

Iceland - Jokulsarlon

Iceland - #0704

Jokulsarlon

Iceland - Jokulsarlon

Iceland - 2010

Jokulsarlon

#803

Clouds

Clouds - September 2010

Set 1 - #2

(Clouds worth pulling off the side of the road for)

Iceland - Jokulsarlon

Iceland - #0763

Jokulsarlon

Iceland - Jokulsarlon

Iceland - #0929

Jokulsarlon

Iceland - Jokulsarlon, more again for awhile

Iceland - #867

Jokulsarlon

Iceland - Jokulsarlon, again

Iceland - #890

Jokulsarlon

Iceland - Jokulsarlon

Iceland #1013

Jokulsarlon

Icebergs floating in a glacial lake

Iceland - Black Sand Desert

Iceland, black sand desert, somewhere along the Southeastern side of the island.

Iceland - Geysir, Mineral Pool

Iceland 2010

This photo was taken at the site of the first named Geysir, a place of Icelandic "Olde Faithfuls" spouting off every few minutes. There are a lot of minerals a miscellaneous in the water that bubbles to the surface.

For this shot I will not tell you if I shot it from a helicopter tour or if it is a tiny pool that I am just standing by.

Art Exhibit - Spotative - SpotArt Gallery in NE Mpls

Opening Night Reception: Friday 9/10/2010 7pm - ?

SpotArt

1828 marshall street northeast minneapolis • 612.203.5344 • info@spotArt.org

FACEBOOK INVITE (Click Here)

Artists Include:

Michael McGraw

Berry Holz

Jeremy Schock

Mike Meyer

Mandy Chowen

Adam Erickson

Cole Hartigan

Splee

BMF

Karl Friedrich

If you have not been to a SpotArt event, this is one to attend. Other art galleries might feel a bit snotty and pretentious, but SpotArt is a low-key gallery run by local artists to support local artists. There is always good music and a bit of food and drink.

I hope to see you there.

Iceland - Geysir and Jokulsarlon

Jokulsarlon, Iceland

Glacial Lake

Sally and I in Iceland at the original Geysir

I have just uploaded the photos from our trip to Iceland and am excited to get at least a couple photos up right away.

Clouds

Clouds, August 2010

Set 3 - #77