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.
- Old town reflection
- Skyline, Palma old town
- Formentor
- Sun through the reeds, Andratx
- Another incredible sunset
- Lilies in shadow
- Cala Figuera
- Mountain Valleys
- Grape harvest
- Portixol
- The Caves of Drach
- Sa Foradada, Deia
- The mighty scale of the mountains
- The monastery of San Francesc
- Beyond repair, Palma
- The palms of Palma
- The Cala Deia in summer
- Day of the Dead
- Valldemossa
- Easter parades
- Ducks at sunset
- Valldemossa street
- Mallorca “lenguas” in production
- Porto Colom
- The stunning landscape of Formentor
- The gardens at Alfabia, Soller
- The best sweet shop
- Cemetery tiles
- Biniaraix
- Ripened winter oranges
- The coast near Valldemossa
- First days
- Old Town fountain, Palma
- Sunset over Palma old town
- The beach at Formentor
- Rippled water
- Miramar monastery
- The stunning beauty of the Malloquin countryside
- The church at Pollensa
- Palma’s enchanting old town
- Mallorca’s famous windmills
- Turquoise perfection
- Refracted colour
- Fountain, Passeig del Born
- The Baños Arabes
- The graveyard at Deia
- Mountain resident
- Church doorway, Palma
- Palma’s resident swan
- Sunshine in Deia
- Easter parades
- Old town basket shopping
- The beach at Palma
- Alfabia Gardens
- Pollensa Bay
- Breakfast at the Son Viscos, Valldemossa
- Traditional craftsmanship
- Christmas light delight
- The freshest produce
- Palma’s City of the Dead
- Autumn arrives
- Turquoise seas
- Soller’s famous lemons
- Olive terraces
- The Cala Deia
- The bay of S’Estaca
- Almond blossom season
- Wine harvest
- Robert Graves’ house
- Flowers, Deia
- Tramuntana locals
- Dominik, the explorer
- Palms by sunset
- Deia at sunset
- Sa Foradada
- No photos! Mallorca produce for sale
- Awaiting his owner at S’Estaca
- Colour contrast
- Yachts in Palma
- The Church of San Francesc
- 2 days before Christmas
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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.