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