Palma Palm Trees
This is part of the seafront in Palma de Mallorca, at the height of the cathedral. Palma would not be Palma without its palm trees. The photo was taken in […]
From Mallorca to California
Fray Junípero Serra was born in Petra, Mallorca, Spain. California, USA, hails this missionary as the Founding Father of their state. The photo was chosen from my archive. It was […]
Home, Sweet Home
Mallorca traditionally was a rural society including animal husbandry and livestock. Animals are not seen as pets but as working dependants or else, for breeding or for food consumption. Things […]
Bougainvillea (fam. Nyctaginaceæ)
The Nyctaginaceæ family of flowering plants does very well in Spain, thank you very much. Especially the Bougainvillea, of which this one is a very pleasant example. The photo was taken […]
The Skies, so Blue
The biggest attraction of living in Mallorca must be the light. Oh yes, and the blue skies. The photo was taken in Sa Rapita, Mallorca, near the beach of Es […]
Palma’s Cathedral is Beautiful
The cathedral in Palma de Mallorca was begun to be built shortly after the Reconquista in 1229. It was built over an older Arab mosque, and it is said that […]
Forum Romanum
In Palma de Mallorca there is a place near the cathedral where the local Forum Romanum was once situated, some millenniums ago. It is not there anymore, but the Studium Generale […]
When it’s Hot, You Need Shade
In the old days, Palma’s inner courtyards were places to meet with the neighbours. On sunny days, here you were finding shade. And passers-bye were given water for the asking. […]
Palma’s Courtyards Are Marvellous
Palma de Mallorca is laden with old buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries. Many of these building are graced by courtyards. If you have a chance, take a guided […]
Menu del Día
I do not know what these ladies had at this Palma restaurant, but it was coming up for lunch time, and a Menu del Día was advertised on the blackboard. […]
No Parking, Please
Parking can be a bit of a problem in Mallorca’s old towns and villages, especially on Market days when just everywhere is parked up. Even your own, private garage gets […]
Zen Garden in Palma de Mallorca
Not quite as special as the famous Zen Gardens in Kyoto, this little corner at the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró in Palma de Mallorca invites you for a little […]
Waiting for President Clinton
Petra in the centre of Mallorca, Spain, is the birth place of the Mallorcan missionary, Fray Junípero Serra. Serra is considered the Founding Father of California, USA. In July 1997, […]
Tengo Hambre
‘Tengo hambre’ is Spanish for ‘I’m hungry’. This is a graffiti that I found spray-painted onto a bunker shell from the Spanish Civil War, at the beach of Es Trenc, […]
Reading the News
Mallorca with its 1,000,000 inhabitants offers the interested reader a choice of 3 daily newspapers in Spanish, one in Catalán, and one in English. The Majorca Daily Bulletin is the […]
Let There be Light
Porto Colom, Mallorca, affords the largest interior harbour basin of any of Mallorca’s puertos. This particular harbour is graced by a very proud lighthouse. The photo was chosen from my […]
