Life in the Bicycle Lane
Mallorca is a bit of a dream for cyclists. The island’s geography offers everything for the bicycle lovers, from the easy country lanes of the Pla de Mallorca to the […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
The Calm Before the Storm
We had a lot of stormy weather recently and a lot of rain, here in Mallorca. When I took this photo last Sunday, there was an eerie calmness. From the […]
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 […]
The Bank of Spain
Did you know that the Banco de España has a branch office in Palma de Mallorca, just behind the Plaça Major? The Bank of Spain still exists even though many of its functions have […]
Four Sphinxes For a Three Year Old
Four sphinxes with lion’s bodies in the Egyptian style adorn the Passeig des Born in the heart of Palma de Mallorca, one at each corner of the boulevard. They were sculpted […]
Food Shopping
One of the nicest and best stocked shops for food specialities of the Mallorcan kind is a place called Colmado Santo Domingo, in Palma de Mallorca. You will find everything […]
Al Capone in Mallorca
Of course there is no connection between Al Capone, the gangster boss and Mafiosi from Chicago (USA), back in the 1920s, and Mallorca. But newsreel coverage have us believe that […]
Law and Order
The Judicial System in Mallorca is concentrated in the main in Palma de Mallorca, although there is a Law Court in Manacor, too. The building shown here is Can Berga, […]
Street Performers
May 1st is something like the unofficial beginning of the tourist season in Mallorca. In addition, as this year the holiday is falling on a Thursday, this marks the first […]
It’s a Dog’s Life
It feels as if Summer had started. The last few days, we were blessed with temperatures above 25º C. Time for a slowing down, perhaps even a siesta. At least, […]
School Outing
School starts an an early age in Spain, and consequently, in Mallorca. Young infants, perhaps three and four year old, are on their way to a stimulating school outing, this early Wednesday […]
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