点评:The town of Hveragerdi, 28 miles from Reykjavik, sits on the site of geothermal springs. Boiling water runs just beneath the surface of the ground, leading to many hot springs from and in the nearby hills. This is both a blessing for the town and a curse. As a blessing, it allows greenhouses to flourish, as they can be provided with heat throughout the year thus allowing fruits and vegetables, flowers and herbs to be grown here year long. The boiling water also allows food to be cooked simply by burying it for a few hours, providing the restaurants in the area with unique menus. The curse of this geothermal water is that hot springs opening overnight in people’s kitchens, bedrooms and living rooms are very common.
Also, due to the Mid-Atlantic rift that runs through Iceland, many earthquakes hit Hveragerði. Fortunately, the houses are built here to withstand tremors, but there is a lingering knowledge that a powerful earthquake or eruption, due any day now, could cause serious or irreparable damage to the settlement.
A circular walk around the hot springs and steaming vents, where one could soak one's feet in a steam bath, brings one back to the entrance/exit.
The exit serves as a café, museum explaining the geology of the area and a greenhouse where tomatoes, cucumbers, banana plants, flowers and other tropical items are grown.
Anna's hot spring, Önnuhver in Hveragerði, was so named as this small fumarole was used by locals to dump their garbage. During the earthquake of 1947 a huge explosion in the hot spring caused the villagers' garbage to be flung all over the town; some of the items thrown out are now on display in the greenhouse area.
翻译:距离雷克雅未克28英里的赫韦拉盖尔济镇坐落在地热温泉区。沸水在地表下流动,在附近的山丘上形成众多温泉。这对小镇来说既是福也是祸。福祉在于,它使温室得以蓬勃发展,因为温室可以全年获得热量,从而保证水果、蔬菜、花卉和香草的全年生长。沸水还使得食物只需埋入地下几个小时即可烹饪,为当地餐馆提供了独特的菜单。然而,地热温泉的祸害在于,一夜之间温泉水涌入人们的厨房、卧室和客厅的情况十分常见。
此外,由于贯穿冰岛的大西洋中部裂谷,赫韦拉盖尔济也经常遭受地震的侵袭。幸运的是,这里的房屋都建得能抵御地震,但人们心中始终萦绕着一种担忧:一场强烈的地震或火山喷发随时可能发生,可能会给这片聚落造成严重甚至无法挽回的损失。
沿着环绕温泉和蒸汽喷气孔的环形步道漫步,人们可以享受蒸汽浴,最终回到入口/出口。
出口处设有咖啡馆、介绍当地地质的博物馆以及温室,温室里种植着西红柿、黄瓜、香蕉、鲜花和其他热带植物。
安娜温泉(Önnuhver,位于赫韦拉盖尔济)得名于当地居民曾将垃圾倾倒在一个小喷气孔里。1947年的地震中,温泉发生剧烈爆炸,村民的垃圾被抛洒到镇上各处;其中一些被丢弃的物品现在在温室里展出。