Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Mallorca March 27, 2016-Easter Sunday













We kind of hated leaving Barcelona. We really liked Hotel Constanza and would have liked to have seen the Gaudi Park, but it was time for us to go visit Sue's friends in Mallorca.










We were able to just walk a few blocks to catch the airporter bus and then we were off to Mallorca.









A friend had lent me the Insight Guide, Explore Mallorca and the map is from that book. We flew to the capital, Parma, where Sue's friends picked us up and took us to their home just outside Llucmajor

Llucmajor is about 15 kilometres from the airport and a busy town of about 9000.






We dropped our bags at their home and then they were taking us off exploring. Above is the front of their new home. It is flat here but our journey was into the mountains.








Our first destination was to Valdermossa, which is up in the mountains and very pretty. It is somewhat famous as where the writer, George Sands (who was a woman) and composer, Chopin spent time. Mallorca was the most spring like place we had been. I loved seeing the lemon and orange trees.









Our trip included visiting some beautiful villages but this one is spectacular, every street a picture.











And it was a lovely Easter Sunday and the town was filled










Beautiful stone houses with pretty balconies








And beautiful stone streets that are worn from centuries of use and apparently carpets are sometimes put out to keep people from slipping when it is wet.










This town has its own patron saint, Santa Catalina Thomas, who was born here.


































In case you want to know a few directions...










I found it interesting in Mallorca that many of these mountain villages will have their own ports accessible by winding mountain roads down to sea.











When house hunting Adele decided that as pretty as these mountain villages are, practically it was easier to live on a flatter surface.
























My pictures just don't capture those twisty mountain roads























I just loved the colourful potted plants























Our next stop was Deia
This town literally is on the side of a mountain but with spectacular views. Writer and classicist, Robert Graves, author of I, Claudius, lived, there,and now apparently Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones, as well as Andrew Lloyd Webber and Pierce Brosnam, have homes nearby.











I loved these bowls but were a bit expensive and wouldn't have fit in my suitcase.





















I met a couple of local residents








The lady below was selling fresh orange juice but wouldn't sell us any oranges.












It was so lovely to see all the flowers
















And more lemons




























We wended our way back through incredible scenery and quite a few hairpin turns eventually out of the mountains to Llucmajor


































Here is the town centre.








We ended up having dinner at their friend, Nick's favourite restaurant








Where perhaps not surprisingly we found Nick and joined him for a delicious dinner.




Let's have a few food pictures





What a wonderful and unforgettable Easter Sunday!









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