few last days in spain we will enjoying in palma de mallorca, trying to get some colors on the beach :)
it will be 4 days of sun and pleasure :)
and of course old town in palma

hostal la mimosa, calle suecia 5

i just saw that palma has a metro!! :)
well i think it will be interesting to cruise under the island :)

because we are so near to ibiza, we deside to go there just for that one last day,
after we do chek out from our hostel,
there is ferrie from palma to ibiza,
price is 66 euros in one way...

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Caló des Grells is the beach I always visit while in Palma. The beach is secluded and probably because of that it is a popular nudist destination on the Island. There is no sand there - but one can still find a nice place to lay and enjoy the Sun. Sunfalls are amazing there and also when each evening around 7 pm there are big waves which are not suitable for surfing - but are great for playing at. The only problem with this beach is that it seems that many gay people like to go there too - but they won`t bother you .

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If I had to sum up the city of Palma (the capital city of Mallorca, on the southwest coast of the island) in one word, it would be "luxurious." My view of city, however, is a little skewed since I am technically not staying the city of Palma, but right outside it in a place on a mountain called Son Vida. To make a long story short, my friend Jacquelyn's parents gave us (and our friend Krista) an incredibly nice birthday gift of staying here at the Castillo Son Vida Hotel. Look it up online if you wish... it´s quite a ¨luxurious¨place.

The city of Palma, though, is no dump. It has one of the most beautiful cathedrals I´ve seen yet on a magnificent coastline on the Mediterranean. We also traveled to Valldemossa, a town about a half hour north of Palma, to hike in the mountains. This was probably my favorite part of the trip. The views were incredible, the weather was nice, the town was quaint, and we worked off at least a little bit of all the birthday cake (and absolutely fabulous continental breakfasts that were included in the hotel). We also visited ¨las Cuevas del Drach,¨caves on the other side of the island (about an hour and a half by bus). The busride was cool because we got to see most of the Mallorcan inland and the caves were really touristy, but interesting to see. We got to take about a 30 second boatride inside them too. :)

On Saturday night (my birthday), we ate in the hotel restaurant (my parents´birthday present to us- thanks mom and dad!) and it was incredible. Delicious food, exquisite presentation, and friendly service (which was refreshing, because not everyone is always so nice in some restaurants I usually go to...). We dressed up all fancy (so as not to stick out like sore thumbs as American college students among the European elite clientele) and it was nice.

On Sunday (Jacquelyn´s birthday), we ate dinner at an adorable restaurant called ¨Samantha´s Restaurante¨ that we stumbled upon when we got lost in some mountain area of Palma. It was less expensive than the hotel, but so nice. The host of the restaurant was incredibly friendly and gave us free cake and drinks when he found out it was our birthdays. It was pretty nice to be so pampered!

We took a boat back to Barcelona and, in conclusion, I wouldn´t recommend it. The views were gorgeous and the sunset was awesome, but literally everyone got sick. People were lying on the hard floor just to keep from throwing up from the rocking movement, the three of us included. So our arrival back in Barcelona was very welcome after a refreshing and luxurious vacation!

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Yes, it is possible, because I did it. Here's how it works:

The day begins at 7.30am with a quick walk on the beach, about an hour. Then some breakfast. Then you go back down to the beach for a bit of Qi Gong, about 45 minutes. After that you rush back to the hotel, get a drink of water, get changed, and go to do Core workout for about 45 minutes, which is how long you can do situps before you pass out. Then you walk over to the fancy gym and pool in Alcúdia, where you happily slide into the cool water with a view over the mountain range for a bit of water aerobics, roughly an hour. After this, you get some well-needed rest. Then, if you want to, you can come back to the gym for some Boxercise, or why not some weight lifting. After this you can go to a dance class. And then your day is over, 8 hours have somehow passed, and the next day you can do it all again!

One day I went for a 720 km bike ride - the hardest thing I ever did, but it was worth all the sweat and tears. (Sweat during the actual bike ride, and tears from the ache in every muscle in my body the day after.)

I want to do it again!!!

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Hasta la vista, Mallorca!

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With our rented car gone we had to look for alternative transportation. So we took the bus to Palma de Mallorca again. There we went directly to the station and bought tickets for the train to Sóller. This route through 13 tunnels was built back in 1912. It crosses the Serra de Alfabia. The "Red flash" (that is the name of the train) with its wooden wagons reminds of the old times.
There is a special "tourist train" that starts arround 10:30 AM. It does stop at a certain point of the route above Sóller to give travellers the opportunity of taking pictures. We took this very train. A return ticket did cost 11 Euro then.
Please note that there is one little drawback: this 27 kilometre train ride is indeed very popular. Do not expect to enjoy the ride and the viewpoint alone.

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We had decided to visit Palma de Mallorca first. Fortunately there was a bus connection between Peguera and Palma de Mallorca. And the best thing was that the bus stop was just 100 metres away from our hotel.
In Palma we visited "La Seu", the huge 400 years old Gothic Cathedral. It is 121 metres long and 55 metres wide. Impressive building.
Palma is a big city. Half of the total population of Mallorca live in the capital. We made a side step to the marina, strolled through the "Old town" and had a look at some shops and some famous old buildings. Downtown some street artits were performing (see picture). Great! Later in the afternoon we had a coffee at Plaza de España. I went to the station to check the timetable for the "El Tren de Sóller" - a train that is running from Palma to Sóller. We wanted to make this trip later.
We almost missed our lift back to Peguera. The bus we were waiting for simply did not show up. Fortunately there was one (and only one) other bus running the same direction. Otherwise we would have had to take a taxi (expensive!).  

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Bueno, que decir de este hotel , por llamarlo de alguna manera.., es un spa, restaurante, las vistas una pasada.., esta como a 15 minutos del aereopuerto.. TENGO QUE VOLVER!!!, la pena que solo estube 1 día..., buahhhh, pero la verdad que la habitación una pasada, un poco caro eso si.., lastima.. pero si teneis oportunidad, es de lo mejor!!

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We were pretty toured out but we decided to take one more. Our first choice was full, thank goodness, so we went to Palma de Mallorca, a little town where Chopin and George Sand spent three months once. The town milks this stay for all it’s worth, but we really enjoyed it. We toured the monestary and then heard a stunning concert of 20 too-short minutes of Chopin’s music by an anonymous musician who really deserved all the applause he received. It was a wonderful way to spend the last day of our journey.

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