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