BiciPalma
The cycling lobby in Palma de Mallorca is well pleased. For a start, an extended net of cycling lanes was implemented over the last few years, culminating in a good […]
Revisiting Santa Catalina
Last night, I had the dubious privilege of attending a Junta Comunitaria (assembly of the community of owners) in Palma’s Santa Catalina district. No, I do not own any property […]
The Sala de les Cariàtides
The Parlament de les Illes Balears will hold its last session of the current legislature tomorrow, March 28th. After that, the Balearic parliament with be adjourned due to the upcoming […]
The Casa Consistorial in Palma
A town hall in Mallorca is usually known as Casa Consistorial, the seat of the municipal Ajuntament. In Palma, the Casa Consistorial is known as Cort due to the fact […]
Municipal Water Sports
The city of Palma de Mallorca is well equipped for water sports with swimming pools in the Palau Municipal d’Esports Son Moix, the Piscinas Municipales Son Hugo, the Polideportivo Municipal […]
One Very Protracted Ordeal
Rightfully, our compassion tends to be with the victims of recent natural disasters, earthquakes, the civil disturbances in North Africa and the unrest in the Arab world and, lately, the […]
Oh, The Fun Of Dressing Up
Our friend of ours from the local Banda de Música had been nervous all week long about the prospect of yesterday’s weather. It was to be Sa Rua time in […]
Bookcrossing
The English-speaking world celebrated World Book Day two days ago, and will be celebrating World Book Night tonight, March 5th, 2011. Not so in Spain, though, as far as I […]
No More Gold For Franco
Last Monday, the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco was finally stripped of the honours that on February 20th, 1946, had been bestowed on him, here in Mallorca. At that time, the […]
The Old Seminary Church
I must confess to being a bit of a nerd. I do not actually indulge in train spotting or some such frivolity nor do I collect moths and butterflies, nor […]
Creus
The convent of Sant Francesc (San Francisco) in Palma is always a good place to visit and in particular so for its beautiful cloisters. Now, there is an added bonus […]
Tools of the Trade
I’m not much of a handyman myself. Often I have known despair when I attempted to sort out something only to realize that I did not possess the proper tool […]
The Claustre de Sant Vicent in Manacor
The Dominican Order originated in the south of France at the beginning of the 13th century where the fraternity was known as the Jacobins (Blackfriars in England). Later, during the […]
The Colegio de Montesión
When my friend Lluís went to secondary school quite a few years back, he went to the Colegio de Nuestra Señora de Montesión, then a boys only school. Nowadays, the […]
A Very Long Baleares Day
Next Tuesday, March 1st, the Día de les Illes Balears will be celebrated. As the calendar would have it, the date makes for a splendid puente weekend with plenty a […]
Air Traffic Volume
Palma’s airport Son Sant Joan, also known by its airport code as PMI, recorded a total of 21,117,270 air traffic passengers during 2010. That’s 0.4 % less than the year […]
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