In our village, close to the old school (1887-inscription, waterside, its green corrugated iron roof being visible in the picture’s right upper corner), after I stopped following the muddy, rambling footpath and came to climb downwards that day, weathered rocks beneath my hands, boots and feet …
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Gleðilig Jól og Gott Nýggjár! May All Your Dreams Come True
Life’s moving forward and another year comes to an end, unswerving, unstoppable, sceptered, just like winter waves in our bay, as seen from our living room window. Tick-tock, life time running. My Faroe Islands says: Gleðilig jól og gott nýggjár! Take care, and may all your dreams come true …
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Today: Successfully Flirting With Faroese Weather
Back on the islands, flirting with Faroese weather. When the ferry Norröna arrived in Tórshavn this morning, we started out with pure winter. Snow on mountains and roads, dull, slippery, hail, strong winds. Had a hard time unloading my luggage, didn’t want to loose parts of my car, neither doors nor tailgate. Only a few hours later: Sunshine, blue skies …
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Sitting in paintings: My marvelous camping chair
Following the slogan „Always have coffee at breathtaking places“, I bought a camping chair last year, originally for a trip through the Icelandic highlands. Afterwards, I showed him around his new home – Faroe Islands. One doesn’t need a camping chair to discover the archipelago. But I drive around with my fully foldable chair in my car trunk, anyway …
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