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