Words by

Hrefna Björg Gylfadóttir

Photo by

Kerstin

The sky is clear, the sun is shining and our readers have captured the country in its most beautiful attire, spring!

It’s always a pure joy looking over the entries in our #GVpics competition and the stunning photos of this week really make driving in the middle of nowhere, a tempting idea.

For a chance of becoming the winner of the Grapevine Instagram competition, remember to keep tagging your photographs with #GVpics, and without further ado

The runners-up:

There is nothing like an ice-cold beer on an ice-cold glacier.

Did you know that the word “föstudagur” which means friday in Icelandic comes from the fact that this was the day when they could not eat meat? Although today some call it “flöskudagur” because flaska translates as bottle, and this is the day when they can finally unwind after a long week and party. We wish you all a good weekend!? ______________________ Tudtátok, hogy izlandiul a péntek “föstudagur”, ami eredetileg azt jelentette, hogy ezen a napon nem ettek húst. Manapság viszont sokan a pénteket “floskudagurnak” hívják, a “flaska” szó miatt, ami a palack izlandi megfelelöje, hiszen ezen a napon engedhetik el megukat végre a hosszú hét után, és ihatnak egy pohárral. Mindenkinek nagyon szép hétvégét kívánunk!? #erlendistravel #iceland #izland #facts #friday #saturday #weekend #beer #glacier #ice #nature #mik #ikozosseg #mutimitiszol #mutimiteszel #drink #hungarian_photographers #instahun #travel #friend #magyar #magyarig #wow #gvpics #we #bestoficeland #picoftheday #love #pia #sör

A photo posted by Erlendis Travel (@erlendistravel) on Apr 2, 2016 at 12:32pm PDT

This slide is surely just as cold as it is fun.

That face you make when you accidentally get snow down your shirt. ❄? #glacier #Europe #Scandinavia #northerneurope #falljokull #cold #Iceland #gvpics #icecave #glacierhike

A photo posted by Jenn (@ohheymsj) on Apr 3, 2016 at 4:40am PDT

Squad goals.

Leonardo and his little fellow insisted to take a family portrait! Say (goat) cheese! #goat #icelandicgoat #farmlife #icelandicfarmanimals #authenticiceland #skagafjordur #skagafjörður #northiceland #inspiredbyiceland #wheniniceland #ig_iceland #igersiceland #discovericeland #traveliceland #icelandtravel #animallover #animalphotography #naturephotography #gvpics #alliceland #stórholl

A photo posted by Icelandic Farm Animals (@icelandicfarmanimals) on Apr 4, 2016 at 1:39am PDT

Beautiful scenery, a historic church and a popsicle!

#? Ananas popsicle, perfect after the pool. 晴天后游完泳一颗菠萝冰棍儿，完美耶

A photo posted by Xiaochen (@xxiaochenn) on Apr 3, 2016 at 11:55am PDT

Reykjavík’s aesthetics interpreted in one photograph.

Reykjavík’s colourful in many ways, the graffiti’s just one of them! . . . #VSCOcam #vsco #reykjavik #colourful #graffiti #gvpics #iceland

A photo posted by Elizabeth Ellis (@izziewhizzie) on Apr 1, 2016 at 12:54pm PDT

This is where I need to be, right now.

Tip: always have that French person on the trip who will suddenly appear on your pictures with his scarf around his neck, with perfect timing and placement ?? #инстаграмнедели #instagramrussia #vsco #vscocam #vscogood #vscorussia #whatsonrvk #babystasjalivesiniceland #instagramrussia #ísland #iceland #ig_iceland #icelandair #icelandairinfo #livefolk #scandinaviaclub #igersiceland #mystopover #gvpics #visitwestfjords #bestfjords #westfjords

A photo posted by Stasia Andreeva (@sundays_and_tea) on Apr 3, 2016 at 6:07am PDT

Nature-bathing at its most beautiful.

Thanks to @valfreyjaa for this. Miss you ❤️ #iceland #mývatn #mývatnnaturebath #gvpics

A photo posted by ???kerstin??? (@kerstinnnnnnn) on Apr 3, 2016 at 1:08am PDT

“Go stand on that hill, it’ll make for a good photo.” 11 minutes later:

“L’immensité” #iceland #islande #absoluteiceland #alliceland #aroundiceland #discovericeland #everydayiceland #godoiceland #gvpics #happyiceland #icelandair #icelandexplored #iceland_tourist #icelandtravel #icelandsecret #igersiceland #ig_iceland #inspiredbyiceland #loves_iceland #mystopover #passporticeland #topiceland #traveliceland #voyageursdumonde #wheniniceland #whyiceland #wowair #WeSetTheSails #yourmountain #1jour1lieu

A photo posted by ↟ ℂ&ℂ in Iceland ↟ (@wesetthesails) on Mar 30, 2016 at 5:01am PDT

This Monday is making me feel as stranded as this boat.

Oldest steel ship in Iceland ?⛵️ #инстаграмнедели #instagramrussia #vsco #vscocam #vscogood #vscorussia #whatsonrvk #babystasjalivesiniceland #instagramrussia #ísland #iceland #ig_iceland #icelandair #icelandairinfo #livefolk #scandinaviaclub #igersiceland #mystopover #gvpics #visitwestfjords #bestfjords #westfjords

A photo posted by Stasia Andreeva (@sundays_and_tea) on Mar 29, 2016 at 12:27pm PDT

A morning duck meeting.”

#cool quartet ? #iceland #nice #photo #photography #photooftheday #igers #ig_iceland #instalike #instagood #weekend #travel #street #instagram #instadaily #sky #skyporn #skylovers #backlight #beautiful #bird #birdsofinstagram #birds #GVpics #101reykjavik #アイスランド #散歩 #北欧 #旅 #鳥

A photo posted by Kozue Fujiwara (@kozuegg) on Apr 2, 2016 at 1:18pm PDT

AND THE WINNER IS:

Thanks to @valfreyjaa for this. Miss you ❤️ #iceland #mývatn #mývatnnaturebath #gvpics

A photo posted by ???kerstin??? (@kerstinnnnnnn) on Apr 3, 2016 at 1:08am PDT

Congratulations Kerstin!. We are simply in love with this stunning photograph taken in Mývatn. The Grapevine T-shirt and goodie bag await you!