Here is the official version of our next place of our visit a few days ago.
The Thingvellir National Park covers an area of 237 square kilometres, located in the Bláskógabyggð (Blaskogabyggd) municipality, about 50 km SW of Reykjavik. The area is part of a fissure zone traversing Iceland, positioned on the Mid-Atlantic ridge.
That means what you see here is where the two tectonic plates meet. North Atlantic and European. These two plates grind each other and some times one go over the other creating earthquakes and volcano eruptions. (This is a loose explanation)Nice area to walk but what they say is thrilling. There are hundreds of tremors or Mini earthquakes happen daily, here. But don’t worry, they are very low in Richter scale and you don’t feel them at all.
For any Game of thrones fans - guess in which season they showed this area?I let you to find out. Clue is Sansa Stark.
And this is also a historical place because Icelander grandees gathered for their first parliament right here. And it was the Europe’s first parliament. Never knew that.
Here is the official version for the nerds. 
The Alþingi (assembly) at Þingvellir was Iceland's supreme legislative and judicial authority from its establishment in 930 until 1271. The Lögberg or Law Rock was the focal point of the Alþingi and a natural platform for holding speeches.
- Ajith
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