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Month: May 2008

Books for Thought

One of the most beautiful libraries in the whole of Mallorca, in my mind, is the one inside the Parliament building, in Carrer Conquistador, in Palma de Mallorca. The Parlament […]

Daniel Libeskind, Architect

Polish-American architect, Daniel Libeskind, is the man behind a unique piece of architecture that can be found in Port d’Andratx, on the way to Sa Mola. Mr. Libeskind is one […]

Last Orders

Time to clean up and shut down for the day. The staff in this bar establishment in Plaza Santa Eulalia in Palma de Mallorca has had a very busy day, […]

Neptune Grass

After the recent heavy rainfalls and stormy conditions, you may have discovered piles of matter on your local beach and wondered what was going on. Do not worry. We are […]

Hunger Strike

This lady is lodged outside Can Berga, the Audiencia Provincial de Baleares (Magistrate’s Court) in Palma de Mallorca in a hunger strike protest. Her daughter is a mother that has lost custody […]

Human Towers

Castells are a folkloric custom originally from Valencia, from the 16th Century onwards. It is a tradition of forming multi-tiered human towers of up to 10 m height, and sometimes more. […]

Urban Wildlife

Lizards like this one can be found and seen from a pretty close range, just underneath the Cathedral in Palma de Mallorca. All you have to do is, look closely, […]

Coffee Bars Galore

Porreres may be famous for its monastery, Monti-Sión, or be fancied for its great parochial choir. The unassuming village in the Pla de Mallorca may be famed for its Bodega, […]

Hortus Conclusus

We are rather spoilt for the choice of beautiful gardens, here in Mallorca. One such jewel is the garden of Sa Bassa Blanca, owned by the Fundación Yannick y Ben […]

A Gem of an Island

I like numbers. 347 is not a very special number, really, but it is quite a lot of daily blog entries. I am less than 20 days away from my […]

Utter Joy in Carrer Vileta

The people in Carrer Vileta, no. 7, Porreres, from Vinyes i Celler Jaume Mesquida de Mallorca SA, are always proud of their fine wines. The Bodegas were founded in 1945, long before tourism […]

International Museum Day

May 18th, today, is International Museum Day. Mallorca is participating in this international activity with museums in Palma de Mallorca and elsewhere across the island.  Museu de Mallorca, Museu Diocesà, Baluard […]

Bits and Pieces

Today is World Internet Day. Or rather, World Information Society Day. This place in the country, near Felanitx, does not have telecommunications, nor telephone, nor Internet. As a matter of […]

A World Apart

There are plenty of monasteries and convents all over Mallorca, perhaps 60 or so, with a good number of them in the island capital, Palma de Mallorca. Spain was an […]