Sailing from Scotland to the Faroe Islands - Torshavn, capital of the Faroe Islands


	Torshavn is the capital and largest town on the Faroe Islands. Above left a view over Torshavn from a viewpoint at the entrance to the harbour. Above right the Malcolm Miller in the harbour, with me in front of it. Just to prove we were there. Quite a few houses on the Faroes still have grass roofs. The one on the left is allegedly the oldest building on the Faroes, it now houses a museum and cultural centre. The building above is the Faroese parliament, probably the only parliament in the world with a grass roof.
	To the right some old cannons from an old fort. Probably not very effective any more. The Faroes have a certain "strategic" importance though: A lot of important fishing areas are quite close to it. While we were in Torshavn we met the crew of a Danish (The Faroes are associated with Denmark) fishery control boat. They ensure that regulations and agreed quotas are followed and that the area is not overfished.