![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-07-28.jpg "Seljalandsfoss")
Today, we wanted to go on a full-day excursion. However, due to bad weather (storm and rain), we decided to stay close to our accommodation. Continue reading Water falls (from the sky)
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![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-07-27.jpg "Reykjanes")
Of hot and not quite so hot springs
On our first day with our rental car, we continued the same way as we started on our half-day tour the day before: with regions of volcanic activity. Continue reading Of hot and not quite so hot springs
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-07-26b.jpg "Leidarendi")
Iceland under ground
While we were in Reyjavík, we went on a half-day tour to a very impressive lava cave. Continue reading Iceland under ground
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-07-26a.jpg "Reykjavík")
The northernmost capital of the world
In the next two-and-a-half weeks, I will explore a country that has been on my travel wish list for quite some time: Iceland. Unlike usually, however, I am not travelling alone, but with a group of four friends. Together, we will tour the island by rental car. Continue reading The northernmost capital of the world
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-30.jpg "View of Vienna")
Wild Boars in Wienerwald
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Wild boars
Even though the weather could have been better, I went for a walk in the Lainzer Tiergarten today – I had some new hiking boots to break in. On this stroll with a friend, we enjoyed the nice view of Vienna. Moreover, we could see some wild boars, deer, and one lone squirrel.
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014-05-16.jpg "Reactor of AKW Zwentendorf")
Inside a Nuclear Reactor
As the only country in the world, Austria has built a nuclear power plant without ever putting it in operation. Nowadays, this gives the opportunity to go inside an actual reactor (as part of a twice-weekly public tour). That is exactly what I did today with a group of friends. Continue reading Inside a Nuclear Reactor
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-03-02.jpg "Stortorget")
Gloomy Stockholm
If I had to describe my stay in Stockholm with a few words, I could only say: gray and freezing cold! Continue reading Gloomy Stockholm
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20140225_101211-1038x576.jpg "Dog Sledding")
Winter Adventures in Northern Sweden
For four days, I enjoyed the winter in Northern Sweden, even though it was not quite as wintery as expected. Continue reading Winter Adventures in Northern Sweden
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2014-02-15.jpg "Great Panda")
The Great Pandas of Hie-Tzing
Today, I went to Schönbrunn Zoo with a group of friends. We wanted to visit the Great Pandas of Hie-Tzing
, as the zoo’s ads call them. Continue reading The Great Pandas of Hie-Tzing
![[Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/2013-10-26.jpg "Austrian Parliament, Vienna")
Austrian National Day
Today, I celebrated the Austrian National Day the way you just have to celebrate it at least once in your life, I guess: in the city centre of Vienna. Continue reading Austrian National Day