Mallorca My highlights – Part One: The First Year
A big move is in progress. The Daily Norm has one gelatinous leg in its new London home, and the other floating somewhere in transit as we await the delivery of all the possessions – and post importantly the computer – which makes writing of The Daily Norm a regular possibility. So excuses are sought from all readers for the temporary scarcity of posts. But at the same time, as any self respected blogger, I don’t want to lose this moment to reflect upon the magnitude of this change, nor to miss the opportunity to look back on my time in Mallorca. For two short years it may only have been, but those 27ish months provided a lifetime of unforgettable experiences for which I am so grateful.













So in the next two posts, I plan to reflect back upon those two years, doing so by way of the medium of my photos which is surely the best way of reliving the memories. For the mere process of selecting these photos for part one of these posts – the first year of my Mallorca experience – demonstrated with such potency what an incredible time we had. The colours alone speak of a thousand moments, of all those sunsets and sunny days and spring flowers and autumn leaves. The incredible mountains and the craggy coast, the windmills and the sheep and the little shops of Palma’s Casco Antiguo. All goes in the mix as I reflect on my first of two years in Mallorca – two years which can be very easily labelled the best in my life. So far.
- Olive terraces
- Palma’s enchanting old town
- Mountain resident
- The Baños Arabes
- Cala Figuera
- Old town basket shopping
- Biniaraix
- The church at Pollensa
- Refracted colour
- The stunning beauty of the Malloquin countryside
- Day of the Dead
- Mallorca’s famous windmills
- Autumn arrives
- Awaiting his owner at S’Estaca
- The graveyard at Deia
- Formentor
- The stunning landscape of Formentor
- Palma’s resident swan
- Grape harvest
- Christmas light delight
- Beyond repair, Palma
- Robert Graves’ house
- No photos! Mallorca produce for sale
- The gardens at Alfabia, Soller
- The best sweet shop
- Deia at sunset
- Wine harvest
- Sun through the reeds, Andratx
- Valldemossa
- The beach at Formentor
- Easter parades
- Portixol
- Breakfast at the Son Viscos, Valldemossa
- Valldemossa street
- Soller’s famous lemons
- The Cala Deia in summer
- Rippled water
- Easter parades
- Ducks at sunset
- Another incredible sunset
- Porto Colom
- Lilies in shadow
- First days
- Colour contrast
- Almond blossom season
- Sa Foradada, Deia
- Old Town fountain, Palma
- Turquoise seas
- Cemetery tiles
- Flowers, Deia
- The bay of S’Estaca
- Miramar monastery
- The Church of San Francesc
- Dominik, the explorer
- The freshest produce
- The coast near Valldemossa
- Yachts in Palma
- Old town reflection
- Skyline, Palma old town
- The Caves of Drach
- The mighty scale of the mountains
- Ripened winter oranges
- Alfabia Gardens
- Mountain Valleys
- Sunset over Palma old town
- The palms of Palma
- Pollensa Bay
- The beach at Palma
- The monastery of San Francesc
- Church doorway, Palma
- Palms by sunset
- Palma’s City of the Dead
- Fountain, Passeig del Born
- 2 days before Christmas
- The Cala Deia
- Mallorca “lenguas” in production
- Sa Foradada
- Sunshine in Deia
- Tramuntana locals
- Turquoise perfection
- Traditional craftsmanship
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I see it, the good experience, it will grow over time. It’s the same for me in reverse, all the places will be memories not to forget. Good luck with the move.