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Another great Waterfall .. Faxi

I actually liked this waterfall better than Gullfoss. Maybe because we were the only people there! Imagine having this to yourself.

Directions: It should be marked on any map. As I recall it was about 30 miles southeast of Gullfoss.

The waterfall!

Well, this is the biggest waterfall in Europe and it is obviously why you would go here. It is nothing short of amazing. Unlike many of the natural places in the US, you can walk right up to the edge of these falls and fall in if you want. I recommend against that though as it would be a one way trip.
It is definitely worth the drive and the trip to Iceland to just see the falls, even if you missed everything else.. OK, OK, I'm a waterfall fanatic..

Directions: On the Golden Circle.

Iceland Ponies

Wonderful creatures. There were a few of them in the field next to the waterfall.
They will come over to you if you ask them.
I'm sure that they started with shetland ponies or something akin to them, but today Import of animals is more or less forbidden in Iceland. There is one breed of horse, one breed of dairy-cows and one breed of sheep in Iceland.