For example, the first stop of Yang Jing's trip, the famous Landmannalaugar Nature Reserve, was once the filming location of the movie "The Dreamers" played by Ben Stiller, the famous Hollywood gang leader. It was also the filming location of "Thor 2" played by Chris Hemsworth. Therefore, although Landmannalaugar is a little far from Iceland's Highway 1, it does not prevent Yang Jing and his family from going there to appreciate the filming locations of those famous movies.
After leaving Landmannalaugar and returning to Highway 1, the next stop is Eyjafjallajokull volcano, located next to Highway 1.
This volcano is an active volcano, and the last time it erupted was in March and April 2010. In those two months, this big, irritable guy erupted twice in a row, resulting in almost all of Europe's air traffic being paralyzed for several days.
During that period, aviation bans were imposed on almost all of Europe, and most of Europe's airports were forced to close, causing incalculable losses.
Of course, this grumpy big guy is also a famous movie location. Many shots in the famous "Star Wars 7: The Force Awakens" were shot here.
After leaving Eyjafjallajokull volcano, we arrived at Vika, the southernmost town in Iceland, which is the filming location of "Captain America 3" starring Chris Evans.
Then continue along Highway 1 and you will arrive at Vatnajökull National Park, the largest glacier park in Iceland. This largest national park in Iceland is also the filming location for many famous movies.
For example, Skaftafell, the southernmost mountain in the park, is one of the main filming locations for “Batman Begins” directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale and Liam Neeson; “Interstellar”, also directed by Nolan, was also filmed here; “Chicken 8” was also filmed here…
In Hof, a small town south of Skaftafell, the movie "The Dreamers" was also filmed here.
Continue along Highway 1 and you will reach the famous Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon. This glacier lagoon is less than 50 kilometers away from Skaftafell. The Tomb Raider, starring Angelina Jolie, and Oblivion, starring Tom Cruise, were all filmed here. Die Another Day and A View to a Kill were also filmed here...
Continue north, turn from Highway 1 to Highway 864 in northern Iceland and continue north to reach the famous Dettifoss Waterfall.
This waterfall is the largest and most famous waterfall in Iceland. The opening shots of the sci-fi film Prometheus directed by Ridley Scott probably stunned many viewers, and many of them thought that the majestic and messy waterfall in the opening shots was made by CGI special effects.
But in fact, the waterfall was not a special effect shot, but a real shot. The waterfall was Dettifoss. Dettifoss in August is the time when the water volume is the most abundant in the year, so Yang Jing and his family also saw the real shot in "Prometheus"!
It is really beautiful and spectacular, and it is no less spectacular than the Victoria Falls that Yang Jing and Gege saw during their honeymoon. Although Dettifoss is far from being comparable to Victoria Falls in terms of scale, its momentum, desolation and grandeur are no less than those of Victoria Falls.
After returning to Highway 1 and continuing west, we arrived at the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, the westernmost part of Iceland. At the end of this peninsula that extends into the Atlantic Ocean is the famous Snæfellsnes National Park, and in this park one of the most famous peaks is called Kirkjufell.
"Kirkjufell" is the name of this mountain. According to the strict translation, it is Church Mountain. Its earliest Chinese translation was also called Church Mountain. Straw Hat Mountain is a nickname given to it by Chinese tourists because the shape of this mountain really looks like a straw hat. Because it is very vivid, this nickname strongly replaced the translation of Church Mountain and is more used by Chinese tourists.
There was a scene in one season of "Game of Thrones" where the Hound pointed at Straw Hat Mountain and said, "This is the Arrowhead Mountain of my dreams!"
This famous Straw Hat Mountain was also the main filming location for the TV series "Child of the Jungle" and the movie "Journey to the Center of the Earth"!
The family took Iceland's Highway 1 as the main route, stopping and going, sightseeing and playing. The journey of more than 1,500 kilometers took more than ten days, and they finally returned to Reykjavik after a week around Iceland. The whole family had a great time on this trip!
At this time, Ludwig Muller called and said that the nearest high tide would come in three days. At that time, the Yugege Sweetheart would take advantage of this high tide to enter the North Sea along the Weser River for its first sea trial.
So Yang Jing and his family flew back to Bremen.
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