The Torero’s Trophy
I was commenting about the Felanitx bullfights the other day. Here is some follow-up. In Spanish-speaking countries, if and when the crowd considers the matador or torero to having done exceptionally well, […]
End of Summer Delights
Ah, the delights of late Summer. The fig season is starting now, at the end of summer, and figs are sold either fresh off the tree, or else, dried. The ripe […]
Six Young Toros Came to Felanitx
These six young bulls were branded with their respective numbers, no. 100, 101, 109, 110, 111 and 115 (one of the bulls is just outside of my frame, in case […]
The Diocesan Museum in Palma
The Palau Episcopal, the residence of the Bishop of Mallorca, has undergone an extensive renovation, recently. Nine months ago, the Museu Diocesà re-opened in the new setting, and a visit is highly […]
Carriages, Before Hispano-Suiza
The first motorcar ever to be matriculated in Spain was a Hispano-Suiza, in 1898 in Barcelona. The Fábrica Hispano-Suiza de Automóviles was founded that very same year by Emilio de la Cuadra […]
Mallorcan Coal Mining
Coal mining is not necessarily an activity that one would expect on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca. But, perhaps one should. At the beginning of the 20th century, there were […]
The Rise of China
China demonstrated their abilities of competitiveness with great ease at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, winning 51 Gold, 21 Silver and 28 Bronze medals during the last fortnight. Not all competitions […]
Rambla dels Ducs de Palma de Mallorca
The Rambla in Palma de Mallorca used to be called Passeig de La Rambla. During the Franco years and after the Spanish Civil War, the Rambla was, however, called Vía […]
Basket Weaving
During the Summer village festes, one can sometimes see the demonstration of traditional Mallorcan arts and crafts, such as here, the weaving of baskets, hats and other some such trinkets. […]
La Gota Fría
The weather in Mallorca has been erratic this year as any local campesino would testify should you care to ask him. However, I dare say that one of the regular features […]
Quo Vadis?
Should you ever come to this crossroad of steps in the old town of Palma de Mallorca, you might ask yourself the question Quo vadis? (Latin for: Where are you going?). Well, […]
Wealth and Privilege
Most of the 25,000,000 annual passengers that fly in or out of PMI airport in Palma de Mallorca (give or take a few) use an Airbus or a Boeing airplane for […]
Juicy Grapes
I was pleased to see this year’s first Mallorcan grapes on sale in the local markets, a week ago; they tasted really good, by the way. I was surprised, however, to read in […]
Nadal Claims Gold And Number One
Rafael Nadal has crowned his rise to the top of the tennis world by winning the Olympic Gold medal in Beijing. Mallorcan Rafa Nadal defeated Chilean Fernando González in three sets (6-3, 7-6, […]
Olympic Gold For Mallorcan Athlete
Joan Llaneras from Porreres won Spain’s second Gold medal in the Beijing 2008 Olympics, yesterday, the day when the Mallorcan pueblo celebrated its summer Festes de Sant Roc. Llaneras won […]
Full Moon Today
2008 is a year with twelve moons. That is not an oxymoron; next year, 2009, will be one of the few years when we will experience thirteen Full Moons, at least […]
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