Glassmaking In Mallorca
The art of glassmaking or should I say, glass blowing, goes back a pretty long time in Mallorca. The first furnaces for glassmaking in the Balearic Isles were probably set […]
Mayhem in S’Albufera
The Parque Natural de S’Albufera is trying to get back to normality after unusual, in fact disastrous inundaciones (rainfalls) last week. The Northeast of Mallorca, together with Palma, had been […]
Time’s Up
It was time’s up for Gordon Brown yesterday, but also for some of Generalissimo Franco‘s heraldic emblems in Palma de Mallorca. Of course, there is no relation between the two […]
The Citroën Deux Chevaux Pick-Up
French car makers Citroën were taken over by their biggest creditors in 1935, the Michelin tyre factory people. In 1939 and under the auspices of Michelin, the cunning TPV (Toute […]
The Penya Redonda
The Penya Redonda is a hole in a rock not far from the Castell de Santueri, near Felanitx. Even though it is on private grounds one can climb up to […]
Bodybuilding
Bodybuilding in Spain is called culturismo or fisicoculturismo in Castellano or culturisme in Catalan. I am not quite sure how big a sport or movement bodybuilding is in Spain. Here […]
Scrapyards
Scrapyards are a useful invention. In Spain, scrapyards for car parts and accessories are called Desguaces (Catalan: Desballestament). You may just find the spare part that your vehicle needs (provided […]
The Moorish City Walls
The city walls of Palma de Mallorca are, in the main, not in existence any more. Most of the city fortifications were pulled down at the beginning of the 19th […]
Topographic Surveys
Owning land in Mallorca sometimes creates the need for a topographic study. You might need a topographic plan for the design of a golf course, for instance, or a topographic […]
The Phoenix Dactilifera Palm Tree
At this time of year, the Phoenix dactilifera palm tree carries a beautiful cluster of flowers (shown here), at least here on this island. This palm tree species produces dates. […]
Yacht Spotting
One does not often have a chance to spot a four-masted sailing ship, at least not here in Mallorca. But a couple of weeks ago, I encountered one of the […]
Coach Drivers United
The beginning of May is usually the start of the holiday season for Mallorca. A smaller number of hotels already opened for business at Easter but the majority of hotels […]
A Flowering Apple Tree
Spain as a country is not known to be big in growing apples and even less so, the island of Mallorca. There are some homegrown apples, though, and pears, here […]
Educating Rafel
Going to one of the art museums in Palma de Mallorca quite often gives you the opportunity to inadvertently witness a bit of the art of educating the younger generation. […]
In Memoriam Tolo Calafat
One of the many things that keeps surprising me about Mallorca is the number of mountaineers hailing from this island who busy themselves with climbing the world’s highest summits. Their […]
Light And Shadows
The island of Mallorca is not a very large place by any means, considering its land extension or the size of its population. But that’s only one side of the […]
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