I spend several hours in Tórshavn in May 2005 on a ferry trip from Bergen, Norway to Seyðisfjöður, Iceland. The Faroe Islands seemed quite similar to Iceland. Tórshavn itself reminded me of Akureyri in Iceland.

Arms of the Faroe Islands

Arms of the Faroe Islands

Map of the Faroe Islands

 Map of the Faroe Islands

Morning shows the islands in the distance.

Morning shows the islands in the distance. May 2005.

More of the islands in the sea. May 2005.

 More of the islands in the sea.

Coming up towards Tórshavn.

Coming up towards Tórshavn. May 2005.

Tórshavn. May 2005.

 Tórshavn.

Tórshavn.

Tórshavn. May 2005.

There were a lot of nice statues in Tórshavn. May 2005.

 There were a lot of nice statues in Tórshavn.

Here is another one.

Here is another one. May 2005.

The Swedish consulate. May 2005.

 The Swedish consulate.

More of Tórshavn.

More of Tórshavn. May 2005.

Tórshavn. May 2005.

 Tórshavn.

A nice green space in Tórshavn.

A nice green space in Tórshavn. May 2005.

This sheep statue was perhaps my favorite. May 2005.

 This sheep statue was perhaps my favorite.

The post office in Tórshavn.

The post office in Tórshavn. May 2005.

Central Tórshavn. May 2005.

 Central Tórshavn.

Faroe Islands countryside.

Faroe Islands countryside. May 2005.

A sea bird. Many of these glided just above the waves. May 2005.

 A sea bird.

Passport Stamps

Passport Stamp Passport Stamp

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