Visit To The Well Gvendarbrunnur In Reykjavik

Visit to the well Visit to the well Gvendarbrunnur in Gvendarbrunnur in

ReykjavikReykjavik

Furugrund IcelandFurugrund Iceland

January 2009January 2009

About GvendarbrunnAbout Gvendarbrunn

Since 1909 people in the capital area get Since 1909 people in the capital area get their water from a well named their water from a well named Gvendarbrunnur. Gvendarbrunnur.

Gvendarbrunnur is in Heidmork near the Gvendarbrunnur is in Heidmork near the suburb of Reykjavik.suburb of Reykjavik.

Our oldest children (5 years) went to visit Our oldest children (5 years) went to visit Gvendarbrunn to Gvendarbrunn to study;study; Where the water Where the water in our taps come from?in our taps come from?

We have to go there with a busWe have to go there with a bus

Here we are, in the countrysideHere we are, in the countryside

A young man A young man told us all about the told us all about the water and wellswater and wells

The kids lisThe kids listen to him carefullyten to him carefully

We also studyed. How it was in the We also studyed. How it was in the old days?old days?

Then people had to get the water from the stream. It wasn’t good water because it ran above the ground. In 1908 people in Reykjavik decided to pump the water up from the ground to have good water.

This is like the pipe from the old This is like the pipe from the old days, in 1909….days, in 1909….

……but now it is like thisbut now it is like this

There was a light board that There was a light board that showed where the water goesshowed where the water goes

They can push on buttons and see They can push on buttons and see where the water goeswhere the water goes

Then we went down into the earthThen we went down into the earth

They pump They pump the water up the water up

from the from the ground and ground and

then the then the water goes in water goes in the pipes to the pipes to our homesour homes

The children could look down and The children could look down and see the water deep down theresee the water deep down there

Here you can see the waterHere you can see the water

PicturesPictures to explain to explain

The pipes are very long as you can The pipes are very long as you can see. This one is just inside the see. This one is just inside the

pumphousepumphouse

The water tasted so goodThe water tasted so good

In the pumphouse there was a In the pumphouse there was a show of animals who live in the show of animals who live in the

waterwaterprotect areaprotect area

The mink The mink catches the birdscatches the birds

We also see many types of We also see many types of fire hydrant fire hydrant

In the end the young man gave us In the end the young man gave us T-shirtsT-shirts

I’m a I’m a Powerball Powerball

At home the children talked about At home the children talked about where the wather comes from and where the wather comes from and

what it’s made of, and draw a what it’s made of, and draw a pictures pictures

The endThe end