Фарерские островаStreymoyar SýslaTórshavnBojsengarður62°0’32” N 6°46’23” W 26 мая, Фарерские острова ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Late last night we arrived in the capital Tórshavn, which is on the largest island, Streymoy.
The Faroes are made up of 18 islands, all but one populated (one island only has 2 residents!). TheЧитать далее
Фарерские островаStreymoyar SýslaSundaSaksunTjørnuvíksskarð62°14’45” N 7°10’14” W 27 мая, Фарерские острова ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
We had a plan for today, but it got scuppered by a general strike of minimum wage workers in the Faroes.... and as there were no cleaners working, the streets were not cleaned, bins not emptied andЧитать далее
Путешественник Well done on the pub quiz, obviously not as many local questions!
Darren and Janet Yes, there's 106 caches spread around the Faroes! The one I really wanted to get was on top of the tallest mountain, but our walk got cancelled 🙁
Фарерские островаVága SýslaGásadalurReyðastíggjatangi62°6’26” N 7°26’3” W 28 мая, Фарерские острова ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Our final day in the Faroes began with the ship repositioning during the night to the harbour in Midvagur, on the island of Vagar.
After breakfast we boarded buses to Sandavágar church. It is aЧитать далее
North Sea 58°35’3” N 0°1’25” W 29 мая, North Sea ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
We have a full day at sea today as we make our way back to Edinburgh, so plenty of time to wander around the ship, catch up on reading, reflect on the trip... and start to pack. We also made our firstЧитать далее
John Kalaitzis
A Cornish cream tea with jam then cream. Those strange Devonshire people have cream then jam. All very weird
ШотландияEdinburghGrassmarketEdinburgh Castle55°56’43” N 3°12’19” W 30 мая, Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
After docking in the early hours, we had time to enjoy a hearty breakfast before disembarking around 8am.
Our tour included an extra day in Edinburgh, so 23 of us boarded a bus and began with a viewЧитать далее
Darren and Janet And very unassuming... just quietly getting on with it's job, despite having no friends around him 😁
РумынияBucureștiSector 1FloreascaLake Herăstrău44°28’36” N 26°4’37” E 31 мая, Румыния ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Early morning wake-up for our flight to Romania. We left the hotel at 6am with a breakfast bag in hand and walked to catch the airport bus.
We flew to Bucharest via Amsterdam, arriving atЧитать далее
РумынияBucureștiSector 1BucharestUniversity of Bucharest44°26’6” N 26°5’53” E 1 июня, Румыния ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
We woke up to a warm day for the first day of summer, with 33 degrees forecast. It's also International Children's Day and a public holiday in Romania.
We walked into the city centre, where many ofЧитать далее
John Kalaitzis
Tell us about the potato. What is it supposed to represent? That's not a crown group casino in the background is it?
Darren and Janet It's actually called The Memorial of Rebirth, but none of the locals can tell you that, they just call it the potato. It's supposed to represent the struggle and victims of the 1989 revolution to overthrow communism.
РумынияBucureștiSector 1FloreascaLake Floreasca44°28’9” N 26°5’31” E 2 июня, Румыния ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Today we toured Casa Ceausescu, also known as the Spring Palace, which was the Bucharest residence of the leader of the Communist Party. It was most notably the home of Nicolae Ceausescu and hisЧитать далее
John Kalaitzis
Remind me, what does it consist of? I'm sure it's not a baked potato with a meatball in yogurt and caramel syrup, as it looks to my eye?
Darren and Janet Yours sounds very unattractive! This one is a fried donut made with a sweet cheese dough, served with sour cream and blueberry jam (and the hole on top).
РумынияBucureștiSector 1BucharestBucurești - Ilfov44°25’51” N 26°6’3” E 3 июня, Румыния ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
We caught the underground Metro to the city this morning for a walk around the cobbled, car free streets of the Old Town, a mix of restaurants, nightclubs, ancient churches and historic buildings. AndЧитать далее
4 июня, Румыния ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
We caught the underground again today, this time south of the city to Vacaresti Nature Park, which is a wetlands surrounding Lake Văcărești.
The area was part of a large swampy area on theЧитать далее
John Kalaitzis
Incredible that this exists in a sizeable city and all because of an accident of history?
Путешественник Now that's some roundabout! Amazing scenery
Darren and Janet Yes, it's a stunning country. The silhouettes in the middle of the roundabout represent a Faroese circle dance.
Daniel Williams
That's cool, is there multiple connected tunnels then?
Darren and Janet One tunnel splits into 2, to service different peninsulas on the island, the roundabout saves them having traffic lights at the intersection