Day3
Today'splanwastogobacktoJökulsárlón(whichmeansglacierlagoon),andmaybestopatsomeotherplacesalongthewayiftheweatherwasgood.UnfortunatelyitrainedalldaysoweonlyvisitedJökulsárlón.TwoBondmovies(DieAnotherDayandAViewtoaKill)hadscenesshothere.ThelagoonwasalsofeaturedinthefirststageofTheAmazingRace6.It'sastunninglybeautifulplace.Itjustdidn'tshowittoday.
1.AlongtheRingRoad.
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Day2
Wecheckedoutearlyinthemorning.OurhotelforthenexttwonightswasatNesjahverfi,asmallvillage8kmwestofHöfn.Therearetwomainattractionsalongtheway:SkaftafellNationalParkandJökulsárlón.Weplannedtovisitthenationalparktoday,andleaveJökulsárlónfortomorrow.
1.AlongtheRingRoad,milesofrocksinalldirectionswerecoveredbyveryspongygreenmoss.
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3.AlongtheRingRoad.
4.Alongt...[
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Day1
OurflightleftBostonat9:30pm,arrivedinKeflavikInternationalAirport(KEF)before6:00am,halfanhouraheadofschedule.Wepickedupourrentalcarneartheairportandstartedourjourney.
1.Ourrentalcar,aMazda3withautomatictransmission.Wepaid75eurosperdayforthecar,10eurosperdayforCDW(collisiondamagewaiver),andanother10eurosperdayforsuperCDW,whichlowersthedeductiblefrom115,000ISKto30,000ISK.Sointheendwepai...[
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Itinerary:Reykjavik->Vik->Höfn->Egilsstaðir->LakeMývatn->Ólafsvík->Reykjavik
Iceland,atinylittlecountryinthemiddleoftheNorthAtlanticOcean,hasabout300,000people,60%ofthemlivesinthecapital(Reykjavik)anditsneighboringcommunities,makingiteasytofindsolitudeeverywhereelse.
ThelocalcurrencyistheIcelandickróna(ISK).Sinceitsvaluecollapseddramaticallyduringthe2008economiccrisis...[
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Dave'sbrotherisanavidfisherman.Hecatchesfishallthetimeandreleasesthem,adeedIcanneverunderstand.:)Fortunatelyhesavedasteelheadtroutforusinhisrecentfishingtrip.IamgoingtoshowhimwhatChinesedotoabeautifulfishlikethis.
1.Thefish.
2.Thefishafterscalingandremovingthegills.
3.Fish3way......
4.Fishheadsoupwithtofu.
5.Steamfish.
6.ThemidsectionisfilletedandusedinShuizhufish.
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EventhoughChinesegrocerystoresellfrozendumplings,thereisnothingcomparetofreshhomemadedumplings.Youcanmakedumplingswithallkindsoffillings,hereisonethatIoftenmake.
1.Ingredients:
1lbgroundpork,1teaspoonsalt,1cupofwater,1packageofChineseyellowchive(about4-5oz),chopped.
1packageofdumplingwrapper(44wrappers/package).
2.Forthefilling:mixpork,salt,watertogether.Watershouldbeaddedalittlebi...[
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Foryears,DaveandIhadbeengoingtoourlocalairshowwhichwethoughtwasprettygood,untilwesawDaytonAirShowyesterday.It'snotjustgood,it'sawesome!
Thedaystartedoutascoldandcloudy,withtemperaturestayedinthe60sformostoftheday.Therewasheavycloudinthesky,andlightrainfallingonandofffor~30minutesintheafternoonwhenUSNavyF-18SuperHornetwasperforming.OnlyUSArmyGoldenKnightscancelledtheirdemonstrationdueto...[
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Day11
Didn'tpickagooddaytoseeMt.Fuji.Itwascloudyallmorning,wecouldn'teventellwherethemountainis.SowewenttoOshinoHakkaifirst.
1.OshinoHakkaiisthenamegivento8littlepondsfilledwithmeltedsnowwaterthathastakenallegedmorethan80yearstofilterthroughtheundergroundlayersofMt.Fuji.
2.Someguy'sownlittlepond.
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4.LakeYamanaka,thebiggestoftheFujiFiveLakes.ThisissupposedtobeagoodspottoseeMt....[
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Day10
TodaymybrothertookDaveandmetoNikkobycar.It's~120milesfromhishouse,butittook~4hoursonewayduetotheheavyTokyotraffic.Analternativeistotakethetrain,butthatrequiresseveraltransfersandwewouldhavenolocaltransportation,makingitalmostimpossibletoseeotherplacesinNikkoexceptthefamousToshoguShrine,whichislocatedinwalkingdistanceofNikkoTrainStation.
1.ApproachingToshoguShrine.Unlikeothertemplesan...[
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Day9
Davehadthreefulldaysleftbeforehehadtoheadbacktothestates.WeplannedtouseitforsightseeinginTokyo(today),Nikko(tomorrow),andFujiFiveLakesarea(the3rdday).It'skindofrush.Butwithmybrother'shelp,atleastit'sdoable.
ForTokyo,wevisitedMeijiShrine,YasukuniShrine,ImperialEastGardens,andSensojiTempleinoneday.FirststopwasMeijiShrine,locatednexttoHarajukuStation.WewerehopingtoseethefamousHarajukug...[
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