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