Torshavn, Faroe Islands Travel Blogs

Coming to Faroe Islands
Feb 9, 2009 (7 photos)

... was a flight via Copenhagen to Vagar airport on Faroe Islands. From there I took the local bus to Tórshavn, the capital of Faroe Islands. Thoughts during the travel were mixed. Finally when we approached Faroe Islands the landscape opened up beneath us ...

Scenes from the first day of work
Feb 10, 2009 (16 photos)

... I came here with the bus, and of course I took the bus to wrong direction and got an involuntary sightseeing through Tórshavn - not bad. And remembered from last time I was here, that eventually I will arrive til my destination. Everything is almost around ...

In peace being & serious kicking ass rehearsal
Feb 11, 2009 (25 photos)

... , when we were out for a smoke. Gudmar took me home with his car and headed off to Góta, where he lives here on the Faroe Islands. A 70 km drive in a bit bad driving weather. Drive safely and have a good night's sleep. The night is like an womb right now ...

The day before the last on the Faroe Islands
Feb 15, 2009 (1 photos)

The day before the last on the Faroe Islands [15.2.2009] Because the party yesterday, the waking up was a bit hard and late ... We woke up 3 pm. and the feeling of my being were not so great, a few Faroese beers do the trick. The Faroes outside ...

Last half day on the Faroe Islands - NOT ;D
Feb 16, 2009 (7 photos)

Last half day on the Faroe Islands - NOT ;D [16.2.2009] Today was my planned travel home to take place. Woke up in a rainy and foggy weather. The flight were 14.45 Faroese time. I ate breakfast at the Nordic House cafe and wrote a bit in the morning ...

Hang over, conversations and a farewell party
Feb 14, 2009 (16 photos)

... Tróndur. (Færeyinga Saga: The Saga tells the early history of the Faroe Islands, and the early spread of Christianity to the Faroe Islands.) Tróndur í Gøtu lived on the island of Eysturoy, in his father's home Gøta. Eddie and Gudmar both come from Gøta, so are ...

One more day on the Faroe Islands & with SIC
Feb 17, 2009 (10 photos)

One more day on the Faroe Islands & with SIC I got one more day to work with SIC and the possibility to travel together with them to Copenhagen wednesday morning. In Kastrup, the tour bus would come and get them. Since I should have been at my day- ...

Faroes farewell
Aug 12, 2006 (5 photos)

... in the battle between the head and legs, the head won and we were rewarded with an amazing view of Koltur and the surrounding islands. In true faroese hiking tradition, the regular rest points along the way were a great excuse to warm the body with a shot ...

The Faroe Islands
Aug 9, 2006 (5 photos)

... . It brings a new meaning to the saying "If only the walls could talk", the house is 900 years old. The Faroe Islands means "sheep islands", and after walking across Gilli's cousins farm we found out why. Most of the island can only be accessed by sheep, ...

Construction and concerts
Feb 13, 2009 (33 photos)

Construction and concerts [13.2.2009] Topics of the day were: * Meeting Magnus at his work * Shopping and walking arond town * SIC's soundcheck at the Margarin Fabrikkin * Hanging out at Frans's mothers place & at Hvonn bar * Concert at ...

Coffee & cigarettes
Feb 12, 2009 (11 photos)

... music, photography, this n that, facebook etc ... We fetch Karen from work and I get a sight-seeing drive-through around Tórshavn. Karen makes up beautiful dinner. We eat and I am happy :D There is a rehearsal again tonight. After a hot and energetic ...

torshavn
Jun 23, 2007

vid logdum af stad fra reykjavik, iceland sidasta midvikudag. ferdin austur a seydisfjord var vidburdarrik, mikid af lelegum vegum en gott vedur bjargadi deginum. vid stoppudum a klaustri og notudum goda vedrid til ad hoppa i stjorn. tad var mjog ...

In the Faroe Islands now
Jul 31, 2007 (17 photos)

Cold and raining here, but the scenery is incredible! The hotel is nice, but the internet is slow and they put loads of mayonaise on all the food (gross)! Going to drive all over the islands tomorrow!

Faroe Islands
Sep 5, 2008 (7 photos)

... SQUEEZED ORANGE JUICE!  I sat alone at a big table on the port side of the ship.  We were still traveling to the Faroe Islands but would be there soon.  There was a rainbow outside the window and I took it as a good sign.  Dave had ...

First Sea Day
Sep 6, 2008

We woke up early to go to the breakfast buffet before the first lecture.  The speaker was a criminal profiler for the FBI for many years, and gave a talk about the homicidal mind.  Heavy stuff.  We stayed for the second lecture, as I had ...

Sneaking into Viking territory
Sep 1, 2006 (11 photos)

... in the fog, if you know where to look. Knowing this is important... The weather cleared as we crossed the highest point between Torshavn and Kirkjubour, the medieval Bishop's seat. At this point, we were near a steep grassy hillside with a sort of stone ...

first day on Faroe Islands
Jun 25, 2007 (19 photos)

We stayed on Faroe Islands for three days. There is no other possibility, unless you travel from Norway. (The ship goes from Denmark to Faroe, than to Norway to pick up some more people, than back to Faroe and finally to Iceland. Back to Europe it stops on ...

Færeyjar
Jul 1, 1986

Færeyjar 1986 að ég held..

last day on Faroe Islands
Jun 27, 2007

We stayed mostly in Tórshavn waiting for the ship.

second day on the Faroes
Jun 26, 2007 (9 photos)

This day it was rainy, but it was still worth going to see the Bird's cliffs from above.

Feroe
Aug 8, 2007 (2 photos)

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