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