The Dolmen of s’Aigua Dolça
Going back in time a long way, there was a Talaiotic period here in Mallorca, dating from the Bronze Age (late second millennium and early first millennium B. C.). I […]
World Art Day
The International Association of Art (UNESCO/IAA World Art Association) has declared tomorrow, April 15th, 2012 the first World Art Day. Apparently, the event will be celebrated worldwide. April 15th happens […]
An Evening of Koto Music
We were out in Palma the night before last to attend a concert at the CaixaForum. One of the regular features at the CaixaForum in Palma is the annual event […]
The Cartoixa Verdict
You must have heard the news about the Chopin wrangle at the Cartoixa de Valldemossa. The owners of cells no. 2 and no. 4 had taken their quandary of the […]
Die Balearen
The most important book about Mallorca and the Balearic Isles ever was written and compiled by the Austrian Archduke Ludwig Salvator (Luís Salvador Archiduque de Austria), under the title Die […]
Memories of a Dark Past
Yesterday was the 75th anniversary of the assassination of Emili Darder Cànaves (Mayor of Palma), Antoni Mateu Ferrer (former Mayor of Inca, below right), Antoni Maria Qués Ventanyol (founder of […]
Book Geeks
Books have a funny effect on us. Ask your children or grandchildren about the effect the Harry Potter saga had on them, or The Chronicles of Narnia. Or remind yourself […]
The Mallorca Tour: La Challenge Ciclista
Team Sky Pro Cycling is back in Mallorca blocking pedestrian crossings in Felanitx whilst preparing for the upcoming Challenge Ciclista Mallorca in Palma, starting this Sunday, February 5th. The Mallorca […]
Haute Couture, Made in Calonge
This may or may not interest you. I am writing about it because things like the following interest me. There is a small village between Felanitx and Cala d’Or with […]
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Last Monday, the court case against Jaume Matas, former President of the Govern de les Illes Balears, began at the Tribunal Superior in Palma. Yesterday, proceedings went into their fifth […]
The Ageing Process
I’m pretty old, 64 if you care to know. I feel good about my getting older even though there are the usual hints of decrepitude. Nothing serious, just the beginning […]
The Challenge Ciclista a Mallorca 2012
The New Year is only a couple of weeks away. The start of the Challenge Ciclista a Mallorca 2012 bicycle race in February (5th to 9th) is getting nearer, too. […]
The International Day of Human Rights
Today marks the 63rd anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights as stipulated by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10th, 1948. At that time, just three years after […]
Andy Warhol’s Sleep
Pop artist Andrew Warhola, better known as Andy Warhol, does not really have a very close relationship with Mallorca, at least not one that I would know about. However, you […]
Beato Ramon Llull
Spain is a country largely influenced by the Catholic church. The impact of religion here may be somewhat diminished when compared to, say, fifty or a hundred years ago, but […]
Playing Monte
I don’t see my friend Jaume very often, these days. He’s getting on a bit, being in his late eighties, and he rarely leaves home any more. There were times […]
