GermanyHamburgSt. GeorgCentral Station Hamburg53°33’11” N 10°0’29” E July 10, 2019 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
The joys of travelling- 05.45am start. First train was all on time from Brussels to Cologne. Cologne to Hamburg train was 35 mins late so we missed our connecting train.
Now have a ticket for theRead more
DenmarkCapital RegionCopenhagen municipalityNyhavnRound tower55°40’51” N 12°34’36” E July 10, 2019 in Denmark ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
15 hours later we arrive in Copenhagen!! The highlight of the day was when the train drove into the ferry, we had to disembark up to the ferry deck and then after 45 mins of sailing we all re boardedRead more
DenmarkCapital RegionCopenhagen municipalityAmalienborgNyhavn55°40’48” N 12°35’23” E July 11, 2019 in Denmark ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
5 hours at the National Museum learning about Viking history and also Ghengis Khan and Mongolia (a little research for later in the trip!). The museum had so many excellent exhibits we just didn’tRead more
DenmarkNorth DenmarkHjørring KommuneHirtshals57°35’16” N 9°56’40” E July 12, 2019 in Denmark ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Started the day in Copenhagen with a visit to the Design Museum. Followed this with a 7 hour bus trip to Hirtshals for the sunset... and preparation for our ferry trip north tomorrow.
Amazing sunsetRead more
North Sea 60°26’34” N 0°32’15” E
July 13, 2019, North Sea ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
So the warning came true- we were met with the most amazing breakfast buffet.... and small glasses of Danish rocket fuel! Apparently it was made with yellow snare, Heather and dune rose.... and brewedRead more
Faroe IslandsStreymoyTórshavnBorðan61°57’9” N 6°39’52” W July 14, 2019 in Faroe Islands ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
After a lecture on the Faroese Language and also learning that Faroese DNA resulted in males being mainly Norwegian but female DNA were surprisingly Scottish and Irish, we sailed into Tórshavn atRead more
Faroe IslandsStreymoyTórshavnHoydalsá62°0’31” N 6°46’17” W July 15, 2019 in Faroe Islands ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Had a pretty relaxed day today orientating ourselves around Tórshavn using the free local buses.
Parliament is in grass roofed buildings in the historic area- v nice place to work.
Several times weRead more
Faroe IslandsStreymoyTórshavnHoyvíkTórsbreyt62°1’12” N 6°46’57” W Faroe IslandsStreymoyTórshavnNólsoyKagið61°59’2” N 6°39’0” W
July 16, 2019 in Faroe Islands ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Well today we headed out early for an easy 6 hour walk in the eastern island of Nólsoy.
We got off the ferry to fog which was expected and managed to pick up a Danish student who wanted to walk withRead more
Faroe IslandsStreymoyTórshavnMullers pakkhús62°0’27” N 6°46’36” W
July 16, 2019 in Faroe Islands ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Just some photos from our post Nólsoy walk around Tórshavn where we knew where we were!!!
