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