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