Whilst Ingólfur was taking care of the horses and everything around (especially my flowers), I went first to Germany and from there to Austria to visit family and friends. 
First stop was at my friend Gabi's place, who was so nice to fetch me early in the morning from the airport to have me for a few days. I really enjoyed being around her, her family, dogs, horses and beautiful garden. Thanks for having me!
Next stop was Vienna, where my mum and uncle got me from the airport. Happy to meet them again. The first days were busy with shopping and getting everything I needed so I'd have time to relax, meet friends and go places later. We spent some time at my parent's summerhouse with my niece and nephew, roaming through the forrest to find mushrooms, feeding the neighbour's chicken, ducks and geese, having a birthdayparty for my niece and nephew and a lot more. Best place to stay when it's too hot in the city!
I met twice with our friend Gerti, who will hopefully come and visit us in late autumn, met Rita and her kids for delicious icecream, went to the Zoo (hope they'll get another Panda cub this year) and last but not least, finally had a look at my friends Karin and Gerlinde's stable. Looks like a very nice place to be! Tomorrow evening I'll fly back to Iceland, just to stay overnight at the busterminal and flying north on Sunday morning. Monday I already have to leave for a 5 days workshop, which I hope will be really interesting.
I'll put the pics in albums, too many to have all of them here!