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