Travels Continue

We are back in Germany from a very wonderful trip to Iceland. It was quite a whirlwind as we did a Ring Tour of Iceland but we got to see some amazing scenery.

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Bubbling mud pots at Krafla

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Gorgeous waterfalls – this one is Godafoss

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Black sand beaches at Dyrhólaey

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Lava fields at Snæfellsnes

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And an iceberg lagoon which was perhaps my favorite just because I never imagined I would be that near an iceberg.

I have hundreds of photos to sort through and definitely more stories to share but I’m sure it’ll take me a while to get through all of that. For now I’m focusing on the last few days of our vacation (I can’t believe it’s almost over), which means going to Berlin to spend time with friends.

So regular blogging will resume next week when we are back in the States, and of course I can’t wait to catch up on your blogs. Hope you are all doing great and more travel tales (yes, books are involved too!) to come.

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On A Plane Again

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Guess where we are off to now? Yes, we are going to Iceland! I know I was holding out on telling you about that part of our trip but I’m super excited about it. We’ll be gone for nine days touring around.

So, I’m sorry I haven’t stopped in on your blogs and obviously now that we are headed out again we aren’t counting on having much Internet time (of course if I do, I’ll try to post some pics), but thank you for stopping in and commenting on my adventures. At least I’ll have a lot of great reading to do when I’m back in the States!

After Iceland we do come back to Germany for a few more days with the family and some time in Berlin with friends. For now, the bags are packed with lots of camera equipment, some books, and warm clothes. Good times.

I’ll leave you with a couple of images from our day in Braunschweig. It was wunderbar.

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Flohmarkt

We went to a flea market yesterday and I had such a fun time looking through maps, postcards and of course books.

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I always try to visit a flea market when I’m in Germany because I’m always on the lookout for vintage items I can use in my journaling or other crafty pursuits. In the past I’ve bought stamps and postcards but this time I think I really hit a treasure trove as I found these gorgeous old books.

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Aren’t they lovely? The blue and gray books have very simple but nice covers. Their spines are what make them stand out as they’ve got some lovely inlay designs. But I especially like the books with the illustrations on the covers. I don’t think I’ve really seen books like these before.

My first thought was that I wanted to use these for altered book projects but they really are in pretty good condition and with a bit of restoration they could look wonderful. Problem is, I know very little about book restoration.

Hmm, I guess I’ll have to think on it and see what I end up doing with them.

Anyway, I must get going now because we are off to Braunschweig today to visit one of my favorite bookshops (Graff), have some currywurst and spend an evening with a good friend.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

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