Hotel Foroyar Tórshavn
Oyggjarvegur, (formerly Best Western) Tórshavn, Streymoy, 100, Faroe Islands
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Exploring the Faroe Islands
... one the larger villages, surround by majestic Skaelingsfjall Mountain (used to be considered the highest mountain in the Faroe Islands but this honour now belongs to Slaettaratindur soaring to 882m situated on Eysturoy). Through Hosvik and Vid-Air to Hvalvik, where we stopped to take photos of the 1828 black and white church with its grass roof. This is the oldest of the Faroese wooden churches and is exceptionally well-preserved.
The next stop was a ...
Little Ted's mishap and our Atlantic Crossing!
... a look inside one of the sheds, housing, in this case, a herd of young bullocks. We seem to have an affinity with this animal and it didn’t take long for their natural inquisitive nature to bring them close to us!
We’d passed an inviting restaurant on our walk about and decided to go there for an early supper. We were not disappointed and enjoyed a delicious meal.
Monday 29 August 2011. Up early and at the Terminal by ...
Return to the Faroe Islands
As we were unable to get tickets straight through to Denmark we spent another three days in the Faroe Islands. The day we arrived was the beginning of a two day celebration for the Faroe's - St Olav's day (the national public holiday). I seemed as though no one slept for the two days ...
3 dagen op de Faeröer eilanden.
... en vervolgens maakten we een mooi rondje rondom Torshavn. De bewegwijzering is hier dus niet echt geweldig en de navigatie heeft het ook niet helemaal. Ik krijg hem niet goed ingesteld. Maar uiteindelijk de goede weg gevonden en vervolgens op de eerste de beste plaats waar we konden parkeren de camper langs de kant gezet en nog maar ff lekker gaan slapen want het is hier weer gewoon donker s' nachts. Hier stonden toevallig ook de Nederlanders die ons hadden ...
It's a Faroe day
... sunshine but a freezing wind.
The towering cliffs are impressive, the barren landscape reminds me of Shetland and Orkney.
We dock in Torshavn for those passengers departing there but are not allowed ashore.
While the ferry is docked I take the opportunity to get my bag off my bike, at least I'll be clean and warm tonight!
We set off again up the channel between Eysturoy and ...



