A troll on top of parking sign in Reykjavik
The largest lake in Iceland
Vista from Thingvellir National Park with geysers in distance
An iced plant next to a frozen stream
In front of the old Thingvellir Church
A dip in the hot springs and hot lake in below zero temperatures
The Icelandic equivalent of the "Old Faithful" geysir
Small horses with thick fur everywhere in the frozen landscape
One of three intact ancient Viking ships in Oslo, Norway
A steady Arctic diet of different herring and other fish
The only place on earth where two tectonic plates (North American and Eurasian) meet above ground and sacred original meeting place of the Viking parliament
Hallgrímskirkja church in Reykjavik with a statue of Leif Erikson, son of the Viking Icelandic founder Erik the Red
Hundreds of ducks, geese and swans battle for food in a Reykjavik lake
Dog mushing over 12 km of Norwegian Arctic landscape
Me as newly expert dog musher with a 5-dog team of huskies
Two nights in an ice hotel in Norway on an ice bed covered with reindeer skins
Our Sami tribal guides
An extraordinary late afternoon Arctic sky
An fjord in the Arctic Circle at sunset
Me with a beautiful white reindeer
Green Northern Lights at midnight in the Arctic Circle
Hitching up the sleigh for a midnight reindeer ride
An iced cocktail of curacao and vodka in an ice glass at the ice bar
The delicately carved sculptures and lights in the ice hotel