Originally posted by ramanth
To this day that still cracks me up. Iceland is a gorgeous green and Greenland is a frozen wasteland. Who named those countries!

Lovely pics. Our snow is now just starting to melt.
PICK ME PICK ME!!! I know!!

Leif Erickson wanted Iceland all for himself so he gave it the name Iceland so no one would want to settle there and then so named Greenland, so people would bypass Iceland and settle in Greenland, thus...Erickson got it all for himself.

Great shots Esster.