My first travels to Iceland were pure imaginary: I was going down with
Jules Vernes into the depths of the Snaefelljökull to explore the
way to the centre of the Earth.Far from common path,
not showing up in my class books, this country has always been
fascinating to me, as if all the answers about the origins of our
world were behind this distant door.
I had to wait to be an
adult to finally achieve my first trip in Iceland.
Dreams became reality in
front of the immensity and complexity of the landscapes. But I also
discovered others faces of Iceland, learned to appreciate the warmth
of Icelandic people and how dynamic this country can be.
Iceland is not only a
living museum of our Earth geology but also a country where merge
progress and tradition as nowhere else.
Sagas are still
enchanting children and grown-up, in a language that has hardly
changed since the time of the first settlers. But forced by a rough
environment and isolation imposing to be dependent on no other
country, Iceland is also a true innovator for clean energies as
hydrogen and geothermy. If many countries are talking about hydrogen
as a fuel, in Iceland it’s a reality.
These few pages will
perhaps give you the desire to discover a different country where
history is first created by Nature and where Man is only tolerated
and often shoved by an ever changing environment.
Be modest and discover
that each ting, even insignificant, from lava to birds, from moss to
geysers, has a soul, an history and a role in this delicate harmony.
To Jules Vernes,
From Moon to the center of the Earth,
Who gave me the desire to have an inquiring mind.
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