B  A  L  E  A  R

      ( May 2017 )

Ladies and gentlemen ( above all gentlemen )..... WELCOME to Palma de Mallorca !!!

A patio in a small street of Palma

An expresso..... What else ?  An ensaimada, of course !!!!

La Almudaina Royal Palace .....  Palma

                                So refreshing after a long walk in the streets of Palma


George Sand+ Frederic Chopin = Valdemossa


                           The Soller vintage train ( however  a bit expensive )

                                                                      On board of the wooden train

The mallorcan countryside seen from the train

Shortly before arriving in Soller, the train stops at a peak overlooking  the village 

Everybody gets out of the train and takes the same pic!!!

                                                                    Porto Soller

                   Porto Soller beach ( vintage tramway at the background )


                                                            At the top of Porto Soller

           Alcudia, here i am !!!!  I stayed two days in this  medieval walled town

                        before taking a ship to Menorca

                                                    The medieval ramparts have been carefully restored

                                            The remparts of Alcudia

A selfie on Alcudia beach . My neighbour was gorgeous but so so straight!!!!

                                                            Pollensa beach

On the road again....... I liked the light .... And the idea of moving to another place.

Something new to discover.... I am a traveller, not a tourist

I am in Menorca now.... In the very quiet city of Ciutadella whose cathedral is beautiful

                             The Placa d’es Born is the most picturesque square in Ciutadella

         The port ..... A good place to have a drink before dinner

                                         El ayutamiento de Ciutadella..... como dicen en Espana

    Ah !!!!! Las calas inMenorca !!!!! Crystal waters , wild scenery... This is cala

    Macarelleta, my favourite ( so bad i am not the only one to like it )

                       After a 15mn walk from the road, you can find that kind of thing!!

                                     I am sure Keith Richards would enjoy that beach too...

                                     Will have to ask him next time we meet !

       Keep on walking, baby!!!! And you will see this cala! La Cala Turqueta

                              Well..... It's time for me to swim a bit and  enjoy la cala Macarelleta

                                           On my way back to civilization

                                                                    I met a friend

                             Mahon, the capital city of Menorca

                                                       Mahon ( Mao in catalan )

 

 

 

Trepuco is a talayotic  settlement situated near Mahon.

 They date back to the late second millennium and early first millennium BC

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         La cala Galdana . The trail to some beautiful calas starts here......

Goodbye Menorca.  I am on the ferry back to Mallorca..... But i will come back soon, for sure.... There are so many things left to see.....

   To be continued .......................