The good life mum: Mallorca

Waking up in Mallorca more warm weather and blue skies, Mallorca is part of Spain and actually one of the places the royal family of Spain come to holiday at, and it is one of the largest of the Balearic islands.

One af the most distinctive things you can see from the port is this impressive Gothic cathedral called La Seu, It has one of the largest rosette and tallest naves among all the European Gothic styles, and we thought it was beautiful.

Before we reached the Cathedral there was a small market outside which people selling arts and crafts, and before we set out Sophie said she wanted a wand and luckily for her we found a lady selling wands in the below picture you can see her casting magic spells with her new wand this was her souvenir from Mallorca.

As we walked about the cathedral we spotted this gargoyle of a crocodile. We we not allowed inside as there was a an important ceremony taking place outside with a big band, red carpet and lots of important looking people.

As with most of Spain the a lot of the architecture is high rise as well as older smaller buildings and winding cool streets. Lots of the streets were to small to take any traffic so they had reverted to the good old horse and cart to move about the old town which was very charming. Many of the building were of medieval dating from the 17th century, as we walked round the narrow street they suddenly opened up and we found a lovely place to have lunch in a quiet plaza sheltered with some large palms.

Everywhere we went the Mallorcans did everything they could to make the streets feel cool and lush, the streets were covered in rows and rows of huge palms sheltering shoppers, Arches covered in soft green foliage gave relief from the heat and there were so many fountains with loads of different styles and designs gave a feeling of opulence, and if you wasn't quite sure about the opulence then the shops would give you a good clue if your a WAG then this is the place for you to shop with all the top end brands available to go and burn your cash in.

Our next place to visit was Bellver Castle on top of the highest peak 300 ft above sea level over looking the port. The castle was built in the 14th century and is also Mallorcan Gothic style. On approach the castle is surrounded by thick woods and with its tall tower you would be forgiven to think there maybe a princess inside.

There were a great many steps and rooms to explore and all this walking was tiring work so luckily there were some chairs to rest in and when we finally got to the top Sophie was on top of the world.

The views were amazing as the town sprawled out below the castle and you could even see our big ship and you can see in below its not the one in front by the way.