Civil Engineering
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Read more: Day 7: Final Days In IcelandAs we conclude our lovely trip to Iceland, there’s definitely a lot to reflect on. Favorite hotel, place, activity, and meals, there were so many…
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Read more: Day 7: Traveling and a Traditional TastingWe started our day by heading back towards Reykjavik. going to a viewing platform to see the early-morning landscape. The view from the higher point…
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Read more: Day 6: Tasting IcelandThis morning we woke up and departed for Reykjavík, making sure to stop at the deadly black sand beaches and the Seljalandsfoss waterfall which we…
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Read more: Day 6:Today we started with a nice morning walk. We walked to see a basalt church floor in Kirkjubaejarklaustur. The columns are hexagonal which makes the…
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Read more: Day 5: Suspended over GlaciersFor the fifth time this trip, we woke up and had breakfast, today I had a Nutella pancake and it was so good, I had…
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Read more: Day 5: Sustainable Tourism (and also Northern Lights!)Tourism has greatly increased in Iceland in recent years. This is due, in part, to Iceland making the news in 2010 due to a volcanic…
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Read more: Day 4: Glaciers and More WaterfallsToday we began our day departing the hotel early in the morning and ventured to the Skogafoss waterfall, where we climbed up what felt like…
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Read more: Day 4: Thingvellir and TomatoesQuestion 1: The Althing was the first formal government of Iceland. This governmental system lasted 641 years (until the 1800s). During the spring and fall,…
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Read more: Day 3: Carving WaterfallsWe began the day departing our hotel after a quick breakfast and ventured to the beauty that is Thingvellir National Park, which was once home…
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Read more: Day 2: The Battle Against The Icelandic WindThroughout the night, the wind haunted me by pushing the skylight up and down, and it still haunts me when writing this post, with me…
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