Wow.  of course I cannot seem to escape the allure of Denmark!  First of all, there was an article in the NY Times about how Denmark is one of the "greenest" places in the world.  Then, they talk about the amazing, organic food.  But I thought, noooo... there are other countries that you want to visit, Caroline.  So I'm perusing the LA Times and I just flip out over these great pics.. and.. well, yes- you guessed it.  Denmark, again!  Though this time, a bit further off the beaten path.
Actually, to be fair- they are completely their own entity and will probably get independence soon- ust as Iceland shook off the Danish rule a few decades past.  But still- those Danes know what's up!

Fit for the Faroe Islands

The islands have unstable weather but steady culture and constant beauty.

By Catherine Watson, Reporting from The Faroe Islands
05:02 PM PDT, July 02, 2009

From the mountaintop road above Kvivik, green slopes fell steeply away to the sea, drawing my eyes outward, over the village, to the soft shapes of other islands drifting in the pale blue distance. More than a thousand years of Faroe Islands history lay in that view. It was like looking at a map of time itself.

Kvivik is a Viking village — the real thing, not a restoration — perched exactly where its ancient founders wanted it, deep in a narrow fiord where the sea was calm. On a beach, where boats could be drawn up and driftwood gathered. At the mouth of a stream, for fresh water. Among grassy hillsides, where sheep and a cow or two might graze.

read the full article in the L.A. Times...

These photos should tempt you..





For more information, you can also visit the tourist website!