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