Gjógv, Faroe Islands Friends: Makiko and Hiroshi

Posted July 24, 2015 by twj
Faroe Islands

Gjógv

Eysturoy

Faroe Islands,

July 24, 2015

Makiko and Hiroshi are excellent travel companions.  We meet by accident somewhere on the island of Eysturoy and since I am driving and they are taking the bus from place to place, they eagerly accept my invitation to travel together.

We decide that the town of Gjógv would be our intermediate destination.  The small town sits at the northerly tip of the island.  The map shows that there is a restaurant there.

Faroe Islands: Unique

Posted July 24, 2015 by twj
Faroe Islands

Torshavn

Faroe Islands 

July 25, 2015

Dear Friends,

Please forgive me.   I just can’t help myself.

It seems like I am stopping my car every five minutes to take photos and more photos.

How can I resist?

The scenery here is … well, let’s just say … unique.

Copenhagen: Water Everywhere

Posted July 22, 2015 by twj
Denmark

 

 

 

 

Copenhagen

Denmark

July 22. 2015

Dear Friends,

As its name implies, Copenhagen is a town that has a long history of international commerce and trade. 

The name of the city reflects its origin as a harbour and a place of commerce. The original designation, from which the contemporary Danish name derives, was Køpmannæhafn, meaning "merchants' harbour", or Hafn or Havn ("harbour").

Wherever I walk, I find water: rivers and canals and the open sea.

Skógáfoss, Iceland

Posted June 19, 2015 by Jan
Iceland

Skógáfoss

South Coast

Iceland

September 13, 2015

Dear Friends,

Iceland is blessed with a plethora of dramatic waterfalls.

Skógáfoss is 15m wide and 60m high, and is certainly on any Top Ten list (49 ft and197ft). 

On my second visit to Skógáfoss, the weather was sunny and even a bit warm for Iceland so I decided to make the climb of 450 steps to the Skógá River above the falls.

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