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