I could see around that there were several other colourful hot springs, steaming vents, warm streams, psychedelic algae and mineral deposits. It was like coming to a totally different world that you only can dream about.
Photo. Area of hot springs.
The "Great Geysir" first began eruption in the 14th century and it is still erupting. In the early 20th century visitors tried to set it off by pouring in loads of rocks and dirt. When water levels inside the geysir were artificially lowered, it resumed activity.
Photo. Hot springs near the so called "Great Geysir".
When I had walked for a while, I finally could see the hot boiling water was spouting up in the air from geysirs. Not only from the "Great Geisyr", but also from another bobbling pots nearby. Even though I was very curious, I kept myself on a safe distance. Geysir is unique in the world. You can also find big hot springs in Yellow Stone near Rocky Mountains in the US. There you can see more geisyrs in the same area than no other place in the world together. Also in Peru there are hot springs high up in the mountains.
Photo. Big eruption of water from the "Great Geysir".
A man sat relaxed beside the Great Geysir unafraid of any hot showers. Suddenly a big eruption came. He nearly got boiled, but that didn't concern him. I quickly took some photos since the eruption only lasted for few seconds. A thought stroke me; this is not a fantasy world. Iceland is real. So are the amazing hot springs.
Photo. A man sitting relaxed near the "Great Geysir" when the hot water rose up.
At same time another hot spring near the "Great Geysir" spouts and sprays up water in the air. This one is called Strokkur, and it shoots water up to 20 metres every three minutes.
Photo. Strokkur, another active hot spring.
Later this day I visited the National Park Pingvellir, where the ancient parliament was established in 930.
Read more. It continues in part 2.
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