Palma de Mallorca
I know I keep using the word “beautiful,” but there is no other word for the island of Palma de Mallorca. With hills, castles, cathedrals, beaches, tapa bars, and bike trails, Palma (as they call it), offers a lot. We started the day out with a bike ride all over the island, passing beaches, marinas, bars, castles, cathedrals…you name it. It was so scenic and a much better way to tour the city. Of course when we needed to rest, we stopped at a café and ordered some Coca Light, European-style. I love the laid back feeling of the whole continent of Europe. Everyone seems to take the expression “carpe diem” very seriously.
Later in the day we went back out to do some shopping. Palma is very cosmopolitan, so they have a whole street lined with upscale stores, even Hugo Boss and Carolina Herrera. Others you wouldn’t recognize the names, but you could tell it was nice stuff. Then we toured through the more narrow, more ancient part of the city where we found some Mallorcan specialties—olive oil, blown glass, and of course pearls.
Something interesting I learned is that they speak Catalán, not traditional Spanish. It’s not just a stem of the Spanish language, but a whole different language. It’s compared to the difference in Spanish and Portuguese—a HUGE difference. I couldn’t understand the locals and I forgot that there are 4(?) different idioms in the country of Spain. Crazy. Anyway, definitely coming back and spending a week in Palma. I highly recommend this place. P.S. Michelle Obama is actually here today---I failed and was never able to find her L
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