Akureyri, Iceland

Day 9 of our Iceland Cruise,

After 2 days at sea,

we arrive in Akureyri, Iceland

with a fantastic view of snowy fjords.

We made 3 stops in Iceland.

The language spoken in Akureyri 

is Icelandic and English.

The currency is Króna 

Conversation: 1 Króna = .15 Cdn. 

Very expensive to buy there.

We got our breakfast and came to the Observation Deck

 to see the view as the ship was approaching land.

Annie had a cinnamon bun every morning. 

Each place before docking, it takes a certain

pilot/captain, from the place, to park the ship. 

where we are landing. 

So this small boat brings the person out to

the ship and he/she drives the cruise ship to its

place at the dock. We saw this at each dock.

6 deg. C.

The lovely couple - Martin and Suzanne

A souvenir from Norway.

We were in walking distance from downtown.

We walked around town

We didn't climb the stairs to this church.

We visited the Botanical Gardens

College

Scooters are the main means of transport

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 The Botanical Gardens of Akureyri, Iceland.

Thanks for your visit

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Visiting Akureyri Botanical Garden.

Day 9 of our Iceland Cruise
we visited the Botanical Gardens of Akureyri.

Situated in the shelter of Eyjafjord,

which is one of the longest fjords in Iceland.

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The Main Trail of the Gardens was made in 1910

Himalayan Blue Poppy

A Water garden

Siberian-tea and Rhododendrons

We stopped in here for a snack

The cat took to Sabrina

We continue our walk through the garden

Elephant-Eared Saxifrage

from the Bergenia family

English Daisy

 Sulphur Poppy

Coastal Waterrhyssop

Poppy

Nootka Lupine

Yellow Daisy

Evergreen Candytuft

Svalbard Poppy

Aster

Devil's Club - Alaskan Ginseng

Violets

Popular believe in these gardens that elves inhabit here.

Clematisn Alpina, native to Europe.

Trollius, beautiful, 

related to the Ranunculus plant.

Delphiniums

Lupins are plentiful in Norther Europe

Originated in Alaska

Creeping Speedwell

This garden is the highest North

 in elevation in the world.

Purple Rock Cress

Yew Tree

Leopard's-Bane 

(From the sunflower family)

Leopard's-Bane along the path

Peonies

Oxalis

Saxifrage, Androsace, Lewisia, Primula rosea, etc.

On the way out....A Turpentine Tree,

native to Australia. 

A view of our ship

Rumex Occidentailis, 

commonly known and Western Dock

This Spring garden is beautiful.

I can't imagine how beautiful 

this garden would be in Summer.

Back to our ship and on our way to

Isafjördur.

Thanks for your visit

My next blog will be our second 

stop in Iceland at Isafjördur.

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