On 19/5/25, first of all, We Celebrated dear Tarinni’s Birthday as she turned one year old today! After the Birthday Ceremony & our breakfast ,we went to visit some spectacular waterfalls of Iceland & then to see the magical man-made Rutshellir Caves.
1)TARINNI’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS :
We had made all requisite preparations the previous evening for Tarinni’s birthday celebration like procuring a nice cake ,blowing baloons ,setting Candles on the table beside the cake,etc !Birthday Celebrations arranged in the open with cool refreshing breeze blowing!We kept the Celebration very simple with only 5 of us participants!Of course we connected with our relatives & few friends in India through Video Conferencing! Cake cutting ceremony was performed & the little cute Tarinni was showered with hearty wishes on the occasion !After the ceremony ,we started for the visit of Waterfalls.
2) WATERFALLS :
We visited the following three waterfalls :
A)SELJALANDSFOSS WATERFALLS: The beautiful waterfall drops down 60 mts and is part of the Seljalands River that has its origin in the volcano glacier Eyjafjallajokull. Visitors can walk behind the falls into a small cave. We all relished the captivating views, the freshness of air & greenery of the surroundings.Except for little Tarinni ,we all (in pairs)went to enjoy a shower under the falling streams of the waterfall.It was great fun & so refreshing for the body & mind!We also enjoyed a welcome cup of hot coffee with biscuits after the shower.
B)SKOGAFOSS WATERFALLS: Its one of the most beautiful waterfalls of Iceland.There is a winding path leading to the top of the waterfall with a watchtower enabling a close look at the begining point of the waterfall.The scene below was quite mesmerising with surrounding areas full of panaromic views prompting us for a extended photo session.
C)URRIDAFOSS WATERFALLS : Urriðafoss is a waterfall in the Þjórsá River. Þjórsá is Iceland’s longest river, 230 km, and Urriðafoss is the most voluminous waterfall in the country. This mighty river drops down (360 m3/sec) by the edge of the Þjórsárhraun lava field in beautiful and serene surroundings. Þjórsárhraun lava field is the result of the greatest lava flow on earth since the Ice Age. It is located right off highway 1.
3)RUTSHELLIR CAVES :
In South Iceland by the beautiful Eyjafjöll mountains several man-made caves can be found. One of them is just by ring-road one and thus easily accessible. The cave is located in a peculiar, big tuff pillar of rock. There are ancient habitations in the rock and a cave called Rútshellir cave or the Cave of Rútur.
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Thank you, Dhirendra, for the beautiful photos of cute Tarinni’s Birthday, including the splendid cake, balloons, candles, and her pretty red dress and ribbon! The best thing to see was the deep family love, and I can only wish her to be surrounded by love all her long life. I loved the wonderful idea to have a video celebration of the birthday with your relatives and friends in India. After that, your visit to the spectacular three waterfalls was pure magic, with a walk behind the waterfall, a shower, and even a rainbow! I love the history of the geological formation of the waterfalls and caves in Iceland. The heartwarming pictures of a beautiful and loving family were the very best one can wish for in life!
Joanna
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Thanks ,Joanna, for your heartwarming wishes & blessings not only to dear Tarinni on her Birthday but to our entire family for a happy life full of love. As per me, “a loving family” bonding is based on selfless love & respect for one another .Thanks again for the hearty blessing & beautiful appraisal of the blog !Namaste Joanna .
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Thank you, Dhirendra, and you are more than welcome! Namaste!
Joanna
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Pleasure is all mine 🙏Namastey Joanna
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Thank you, Dhirendra, but as you wrote the wonderful post, the pleasure is mine! Namaste!
Joanna
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Absolutely right, Joanna 🙏
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Thank you!
Joanna
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What a gigantic waterfall and green scenic landscape to look at.The view of water falling and sound must be relaxing to experience it.Rock and cave architecture looks indescribably beautiful.Hope you had a wonderful birthday, sightseeing and relaxing family time.
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Ya, we had a great birthday celebration and relaxing outing! Thank you so much for the wonderful comments!
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It’s a wonderful way to celebrate Tarrini’s birthday surrounded by such picturesque scenery. Sending her warm birthday wishes and many blessings. She will undoubtedly appreciate reading this post as she grows older. Thank you, sir, for consistently sharing your experiences.
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Thanks for your warm wishes and blessings to dear Tarinni & for your nice comments 🙏
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Belated happy birthday to dear Tarrini. I appreciate the unique way of celebrating her birthday. You and your family have given this amazing gift to her on this occasion. The description and pics of waterfalls were quite fascinating for me, being a geology student. Thank you, Dhirendra ji, for sharing details
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Thanks so much for your nice birthday wishes & blessings to dear Tarinni 🙏 I am glad you enjoyed the detailed blog! In this Iceland trip, there is lot for the Geologists as you will realise in my next blogs, sir
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Thanks for all your beautiful words of appreciation & appraisal of the blogs 🙏Kindly go through one more blog for which I have sent you a link , Kaushal ji💞
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You’re welcome! Thank you for sharing the link. Will go through it.
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