Blue Lagoon - Worth a visit (Blue Lagoon (Iceland))

Member Name: Bristolboy

Product:	Blue Lagoon (Iceland)
Date:	10/07/08 (76 review reads)
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Advantages: A unique experience.

Disadvantages: Is quite costly to get in and it's in Iceland so quite hard to get to.

The Blue Lagoon Iceland is one of the best attractions which I have ever visited in my life, and a definate place to visit if you are ever in Iceland.

Iceland is famous for it's tectonic activity, which results in both volcanoes, geysers and hot springs. However, the Blue Lagoon is neither of these. The country of Iceland sources a large proportion of it's energy from using hot water and extracted from within the earth's crust. The hot water and steam is often used to produce electricity by driving a turbine, before being released.

The Blue Lagoon gets it's hot water from such a plant, but don't let that put you off at all.

Since the Blue Lagoon is practically in the middle of no-where, the only way of getting there is by road, and this allows a good chance to see the scenery of Iceland, which depending on the time of year can be anything from snow covered to grey and moon like. However, the final part of the journey in allows a chance to see similar pools to the ones in which you will later be bathing in, and they are a beautiful bluey green colour, and a major contrast to the rest of the land.

The main building which contains the changing rooms, shop, restaurant etc is architecturally stunning. The changing experience is different to anything I had experienced before, being used to public swimming pools in the UK. The lockers and turnstiles to the lagoon are operated by a electronic tag. Also before being allowed to enter the pool a naked shower must be taken.

Nothing can explain the pool itself. Regardless of the air temperature outside, the water is always very warm, and in some places the water is too hot to even bear being in. The base of the lagoon is also very soft, however I would recommend you don't look at it or pick it up as it contains many hairs.

Around the side of the pool there are areas where it is possible to get face masks, which everyone does. Furthermore around the lagoon there are various other spa type treatments and rooms. There are saunas, as well as steam rooms and massages.

The only disadvantages with the Blue Lagoon are it's location (it is about 30 miles from the Icelandic capital Reykjavik) and so is hard to get to. Also the cost is quite high, as from memory I believe it was about £20, and so much more than a normal English swimming pool or lido, however probably considerably less than such sites in the UK. Also bring your own towel and swimwear, as although these can be purchased they were quite expensive and from memory, the cost of hiring a towel was about £10.

Summary: Well worth a visit, virtually unlike anything else in the world.