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