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