Day 12: Tórshavn, Stremoy, Faroe
Islands
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A guided walk in the Tinganes area
of Tórshavn, then a drive out to historic
Kirkjubøur. Later a leisurely stroll in Tórshavn.
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Having arrived
in the port of Tórshavn at 10:00pm last night, we
enjoyed a quiet night and awoke to this view in the morning.
It was not quite as picturesque as the port in Vestmanna
yesterday. |
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We chose not to do the hike on the island
of Esturoy as described below, although we were sorry
not to see the world's only underwater tunnel roundabout
on the way to it.
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We
opted instead for the cultural tour to Kirkjubøur,
which began in Tórshavn, specifically the historical
area of Tinganes and from there to the village of Kirkjubøur.
Departing from the ship, we drove the short distance to
this pretty location in Tórshavn, from where our
guided walk began. |
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Our guide, Simon was
excellent. Brought up in the UK, he married a lady from
the Faroes and is now settled there. Despite not being a
native, he knows everything there is to know about the islands
and even speaks the Faroese language fluently. He was able
to relate to us and to antipate all of our questions about
differences between the two countries... and there are many
of those! |
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Tinganes
is the historic location of the Faroese landsstýri
(government), and is a part of Tórshavn.
The name means "parliament jetty" or "parliament
point" in Faroese. |
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After
a very interesting tour of Tinganes, we reboarded the coach and
drove out to Kirkjubøur. |
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Context
map. |
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The village
of Kirkjubøur
is the Faroes' most important historical site. |
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Kirkjubøargarður
(Faroese for Yard of Kirkjubøur, also known as King's
Farm) is one of the oldest still inhabited wooden houses
in the world. The oldest part is a so-called roykstova (reek
parlour, or smoke room). |
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Looking
across to the islands of Hestur
in the foreground and Sandoy
further back. |
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We returned
to the port in good time for lunch on our ship. |
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We were slightly disappointed
with the news that we would not be seeing the sights of
Suðuroy tomorrow, but the explanation given was entirely
reasonable and the alternative i.e. a visit to the National
Museum, sounded good. More immediately, the afternoon excursion
(below) did tempt us, but we both decided to have a more
relaxing afternoon instead. |
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Bruce
decided instead to use the shuttle bus to go into the centre of
Tórshavn.
The sun was shining and he enjoyed his stroll, taking some random
photos while he was there. |
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