Skansin, Faroe Islands Travel Journals & Blogs

Traveler Iceland
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- May 5, 2023
- 🌬 8 °C
- Altitude: 33 ft
- Faroe Islands Streymoy Tórshavn Skansin 62.007732, -6.76287562°0’28” N 6°45’46” W
Day 7
The Faroes
May 5, 2023 in Faroe Islands ⋅ 🌬 8 °C
Arrived Torshavn, the capital of the Faroe Isles in the late morning. Again lucky with the weather as it was another dry day.Apparently it rains 260 days a year here. We have opted for the boat trip to the Vestmannavegurin bird cliffs today. Iceland sheep everywhere although they can be difficult to spot in the landscape. The sheep population outnumbers the humans by around 20,000. No trees again, but plenty of grass for the sheep grazing even on the steepest cliffs. Some of the traditional houses also have grass roofs, good for insulation, but there are also a lot of modern newly built properties here as the town has expanded rapidly in recent years. On the boat trip we were shown the sites of the puffin colonies, but apparently we are a few weeks early for the breeding season. I spotted one puffin swimming and later a seal. I was too slow with the camera for both. The bird population was mostly gulls. The sea however was a striking turquoise blue! The stone walls in third picture are the remains of the fortress - Skansin, which overlooked and protected the harbour.
It seems the tip for spotting sheep is to lookout for a rock which moves. That is a clue you may have noticed a sheep…Read more
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Traveler Tour of Europe
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- May 14, 2023
- 🌬 9 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
- Faroe Islands Streymoy Tórshavn Skansin 62.008383, -6.76502262°0’30” N 6°45’54” W
Day 127
Streymoy - Torshavn
May 14, 2023 in Faroe Islands ⋅ 🌬 9 °C
Torshavn, Streymoy, Färöer-Inseln

Die letzten Tage auf den Färöer-Inseln verbrachten wir in der Hauptstadt Torshavn, wo wir es relativ ruhig angingen liessen. Wir verbrachten einige Stunden in den lokalen Cafés, schlenderten durch die Stadt und am Sonntagabend gingen wir zum ersten Mal auf den Färöer-Inseln in ein Restaurant. Leider waren wir etwas spät dran und einige waren bereits ausgebucht, wir fanden aber ein gutes Burger Restaurant, in welchem wir die letzten Stunden auf den Färöer-Inseln ausklingen lassen konnten.

Nach 419km auf färischen Strassen geht es nun zurück auf die Fähre und bereits am Dienstag werden wir in Island sein.Read more
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Traveler Island
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- May 22, 2023, 7:30am
- 🌬 8 °C
- Altitude: 6 m
- Faroe Islands Streymoy Tórshavn Skansin 62.007998, -6.76413462°0’29” N 6°45’51” W
Day 9
Mit der Fähre zu den Färöer-Inseln
May 22, 2023 in Faroe Islands ⋅ 🌬 8 °C
Auf der Fähre angekommen, suchte ich natürlich erstmal meine Kabine. Diese war in der zweiten Etage und damit noch unter den Autos. Ich hatte mir die Kabinen etwas schöner vorgestellt. Aber es war tatsächlich einfach nur so viel Bett auf möglichst kleinen Raum. Insgesamt hatte ich vier "Mitbewohner".

Die Fähre an sich hatte einiges zu bieten. Eine Bar ganz oben, von der man eine super Sicht hatte, ein Restaurant, der Tax-Free-Shop darf natürlich auch nicht fehlen. Außerdem gab es einen Fitness-Raum und eine Schwimmmöglichlichkeit in der ersten Etage (beides habe ich mir nicht angeguckt) und ein kleines Kino in dem ich mit am Sonntag Abend Mario Bros. anguckte.

Am Montag morgen legten wir in Tórshavn der Hauptstadt der Färöer-Inseln an. Hier hatten wir einen Aufenthalt von 4 Stunden. Mit einem meiner Mitbewohner erkundigte ich die Stadt. Da diese aber sich nicht sehr groß ist, hatten wir den Stadtkern schnell gesehen und tranken dann noch einen Kaffee bzw. Kakao.Read more
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European Summer
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- Sep 7, 2023
- 🌬 15 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- Faroe Islands Streymoy Tórshavn Skansin 62.007724, -6.76268562°0’28” N 6°45’46” W
Day 92
Touring Tórshavn
September 7, 2023 in Faroe Islands ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
The morning festival event was a dip in the ocean. We toyed with the idea of going, but came to realize it was actually a 40 minute walk versus the advertised 20 minute walk to the cove. M&C were planning to go and we were to join them... there was a communication hiccup, and they left without us🤔. So we just stayed to chill, and enjoy our coffee, while A looked in to our next steps of the journey. The hot tub and sauna weren't ready as planned, so it was serendipitous.

By 10am all four of us headed to the nearby cafe to join in a 10km trail run around Tórshavn. It was a sizeable group that convened, with pretty decent weather, and it surprisingly warm out. The run was meant to be at a leisurely pace, so we had the breath to chat with other runners along the trail.

Back at the flat, we had a delicious breakfast of fruit and avocado toast. M&C took off to see a waterfall at the north end of Streymoy island. We decided to stay local and walk around Tórshavn. Our main destination was the mall with the mobility shop to verify the SIM account balance, since the web site kept giving an error. On the way we came upon a walking path along a stream. It took us on a bit of a detour, but was nice to walk in a forest finally.

As the weather was still dry decided to meandered around town once finished at the mall. We noticed a faint chemical aroma in the air that just keeping getting stronger. It was similar to a smell we noticed while staying in Klaksvik. Come to find out they were injecting a resin in to the sewer pipes, and setting with steam... Not the healthiest procedure 🤢

On the walk J was having a craving for cinnamon buns, so went in search of a Bakery, or something similar. Sadly we didn't end up find anything. We did stop by the old Skansin fort, initially built in the 16th century, by the Tórshavn harbour. Then walked back to the accommodation through Reyn, the cities oldest district.

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The evening social event planned was a pub crawl run of 7km. We figured the 11km run in the morning was sufficient. So after dinner we headed to a different pub social gathering. Compared to the night before it was very quiet. We savoured a $20cad pint each 🫠. It was supposed to be a early night, but ended up getting back until closer to 11, after a walk in pouring rain☔🙃Read more
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- Jun 1, 2019, 12:07pm
- ⛅ 9 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- Faroe Islands Streymoy Tórshavn Skansin 62.007691, -6.76320362°0’28” N 6°45’48” W
Day 6
Tørshavn (1)
June 1, 2019 in Faroe Islands ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
In Torshavn (sprich: Torchaun, nicht Torshafen!) angekommen, benötigten wir eine Zeitlang, um die Ausgabestelle der Starterpacks zu finden. Die Stadt ist die kleinste Hauptstadt der Welt (20.000 Einwohner) und ziemlich verwinkelt. Somit hatten wir bereits fast alles gesehen (und den ersten Geocache auf den Inseln geloggt), als wir den Laden endlich gefunden hatten.
Danach ging es zum Leuchtturm, der auf einer ehemaligen Festungsanlage thront.Read more
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Fær Øer
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- Aug 13, 2019, 1:55pm
- ☁️ 11 °C
- Altitude: 4 m
- Faroe Islands Streymoy Tórshavn Skansin 62.008455, -6.76204362°0’30” N 6°45’43” W
Day 5
Andando a Skansin
August 13, 2019 in Faroe Islands ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Una statua in posizione fetale e il monolite di "2001 odissea nello spazio" in lontananza...ma che città è?🤣😅😂
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Fær Øer
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- Aug 13, 2019, 2:00pm
- ☁️ 11 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- Faroe Islands Streymoy Tórshavn Skansin 62.008056, -6.76277862°0’29” N 6°45’46” W
Day 5
Skansin
August 13, 2019 in Faroe Islands ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
La postazione di contraerea della città con cannoni del XVIII-XIX secolo e un cannone della seconda guerra mondiale.
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