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