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