Landfall in Mallorca, after a day's passage from Menorca.  We thought Mallorca the prettiest of the

Balearic islands.

 

 

Entering our first anchorage at Pollensa with a very palatial mansion on the hill.

 

 

Stardust with a Spanish Coast Guard amphibian landing behind them.

 

 

Rugged cliffs line all of Mallorca's west coast.

 

 

 

 

The anchorage at Soller

 

 

From one tram to another.  These trams date from the early 1900's and connect Puerto Soller

with the town of Soller, half an hours ride away.

 

 

Off like a Soller tram....

 

 

 

 

...through the town of Soller....

 

 

....to the railway station. 

 

The railway connects Soller with the capital of Palma de Mallorca on the otherside of the mountains. 

The line was opened in 1911 and all the engines and carriages are original and beautifully maintained.

 

Here comes our train now.  The tram sheds are off to the right.  A  railway enthusiasts delight!

 

 

 

Lots of room aboard.  The trains coming the other way in the mornings are crowded with tourists

from Palma, especially if a couple of cruise ships are in the harbour.

 

 

Passing one of the towns in the hills.  The trip to Palma takes one hour and there are 23 tunnels and

much pretty scenery.

 

 

One of the five or six stations on the way with a decorative mosaic.

 

 

This station had a little cafe.

 

 

We then arrived in Palma. This is a beautiful city

These guys had gone to a lot of trouble to look like a bronze statue.

 

 

In the narrow streets of the old town.

 

 

A very old olive tree.

 

 

and some attractive buildings

 

 

 

 

 

and gardens

 

 

Lunch time drinks...

 

 

with paella.

 

 

 

 

Our last anchorage on the island was at Ponsa. Here is a monument to the reconquest of Mallorca from the Moors by King Jaime of Spain.

 

 

We made a meal of these very tasty and beaufifully presented tapas on our last night in Mallorca.