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Tórshavn |
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| Arriving Tórshavn - it was a bright sunny morning that greeted our arrival in the Faeroes - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| A recent snow fall covered the open decks making them treacherous to walk on as MAGELLAN passes a commercial fish farm - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The ferry SMYRIL arriving Tórshavn from Denmark - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Berthing at Tórshavn - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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Weather in the Faeroes can change rapidly and by the time the shore excursion coaches were ready to depart the sky had darkened and the snow had again begun to fall - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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| Tórshavn and its distinctive Vesturkirkjan (West Church) with its pyramid shaped copper spire completed in 1975 - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Heading north over the mountains - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Ignoring the road tunnel we climbed to the mountain viewpoint - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Overlooking Nordradalur and the Island of Koltur - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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Driving slowly back past Nordradalur before making another photo stop at Leynar on the side of the fjord - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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| Tórshavn Cathedral dates from 1788 but was rebuilt in 1865. It is situated on the edge of the old town where the traditional black wooden houses have roofs of turf - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Many of the houses date from the 16th and 17th centuries and are still in use - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The old town is clustered around Tinganes, the historic location of the Faroese government - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Looking over the harbour towards the Parliament Building - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| After spending most of the day in Tórshavn the ship sailed overnight to Seyðisfjörður on the east coast of Iceland - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Looking north towards the Island of Koltur and Nordradalur - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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