Iceland 13: Godafoss (Truly the Waterfall of the Gods!!), Akureyri & Wondrous Colors

 Just when we thought we wouldn't see another waterfall that could possibly impress us more than the ones we had seen,...well, we were wrong!!  Godafoss (waterfall of the gods) appeared through the fog and I just couldn't believe it!! First, we saw this fast flowing river of the most beautiful aquamarine water! (glacial water, of course).

From a distance, we were already in disbelief of such beauty.

The water thundered and roared between the rocks and was totally mesmerizing.

And then this! So beautiful. So magnificent.

"This is my favorite waterfall" I thought to myself.

A bridge allowed you to cross over and see the river and waterfall from all angles.

Lovely little flowers growing in the mist.

 As the river narrowed, the river got more intense, which much whitewater.

As with all beauty in Iceland, we never had enough time to just sit and meditate on the beauty.  Next stop Akureyri, the fourth largest municipality in Iceland.  We knew we would love the city when we saw its traffic lights!

We saw very few flowers throughout Iceland (it was October, after all). But in Akureyi, there was a botanical garden so had to stop in there. It was very small but the colors lit up the day.

Another large church with stunning architecture in the city.  Although there are 350 Lutheran churches in Iceland, there are only a handful of "large" churches.

Most are the small ones built by the farmers on farm land seating about 50 people at most.