Day Three in Iceland and our last full day here. We had already fallen in love with the place and Reykjavik itself is a small city that makes you feel so much at home. In the morning we had booked a trip to The Blue Lagoon which turned out to be as amazing as it looks. I guess the Blue Lagoon is the Ultimate Spa! The Lagoon is about 40 minutes drive from the city and only 10 minutes drive from Keflavik International Airport, so some tourists go for a relaxing dip before catching their flights home. Surrounded by lava fields and close to a geothermal power station , the location is not the most scenic , but is certainly interesting. The warm waters are a toasty 40 degrees celsius so there is nothing nicer than swimming around in them, even on the coldest days. And they contain minerals that are good for the skin.:)
There are various entry packages for the Blue lagoon. We chose the comfort package which includes a towel, bathrobe, a drink at the swim to bar and a mini spa treatment. These set us back about £50 each but we totally appreciated the towels and robes when getting out of the hot water into the cold air. Everyone wears wrist bands which cleverly operate the changing room lockers and they are scanned at the bar too ,when paying for drinks.
We spent a good five hours in the resort and found plenty to occupy us. The pool area has hot tubs, a steam room and sauna and a massaging waterfall. There are pots of silica mud to put on your face (see above photo :)) and the whole experience is amazing and surreal. It even started snowing a little! We had our lunch in the cafe and also had time for a walk round the lava fields afterwards. The lava fields location certainly gives the Blue Lagoon an otherworldly feel. 🙂
We headed back to Reykjavik late afternoon and the weather had gotten colder and very windy. Look how choppy the sea was at the harbour. Had a bit of a wander round, a nosy in a Christmas shop 🙂 and then located to the Bunk Bar on Laugavegi ( the main shopping street) , which by an amazing stroke of luck had a Happy Hour on. 🙂
So there you have it, my last Iceland post…..for now anyway. Now that I have seen a tiny part of the country, I would love to see more. Maybe one day hey. 🙂
Have you ever been to Iceland and what was your favourite part of your trip?
sunshine and celandines 
That spa looks amazing! Money well spent 🙂
If you go to Reykjavik you do need to experience the Blue Lagoon!
Have you been to any other Scandinavian countries?
I’ve been to Oslo in Norway about eight years ago. Has your daughter been to Iceland on her college trip yet?
No not yet-not sure of the exact date she’s going, but I know she’s away for her 18th which is Nov 28th. Can’t believe she’s beating me to Scandinavia! One day…one day…maybe a night….
You could go to Reykjavik for the wknd.Its only a two hour flight.we did see familys on holiday there.its fun amd an education.:)
I’ve never been, but your photos and descriptions certainly make it very tempting indeed.
Thanks! You should go. Its only a two hour flight and theres so much to see.X
Yay, I love the Blue Lagoon – I could’ve spent all day there just floating around in the water! We went to one of Reykjavik’s large swimming pools as well one evening which was lovely, gorgeous hot water and fascinating to listen to all the locals chattering away around us 🙂 xx
Thats good to know. I think if we had gone for longer we could have tried that too. X