After procuring the magical SIMs, our next stop was Skansin, a natural hill that overlooks the harbor of Torshavn. This little overlook has been strategic for a long time, and has has been the site of several important historical locations:

1. An 18th century fort built to protect against the Barbary Pirates
2. A WWII gun emplacement to protect Torshavn's harbor
3. A modern lighthouse





Back in the 1700s, these cannons were installed to defend Torshavn from the Barbary Pirates, who had ransacked the Orkneys and even nearby Sandoy island:



In WWII, the British controlled the Islands, and there are still some remnants of that (friendly) occupation, like these 5.5 cm guns: