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Hans J

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Mallorca in March 2010
« on: March 16, 2010, 07:57:44 AM »
Hi all ,

we are back from our latest trip : Mallorca
We know this island from several travels and we like it really !
Here are some pics :

We start in Germany in snow ( after a horrible driving to the airport )
View to the french alps
On the way to our appartment
A nice surprise from the owners
the appartment was only 10 m from the sea
beaches
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Re: Mallorca in March 2010
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2010, 07:59:35 AM »
Our first walking was to Cape Ferrutz :
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Re: Mallorca in March 2010
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2010, 08:02:34 AM »
on this way we saw many Cyclamen balearicum -some with nice silverleaves
.....and a small scorpion ( by taking the pics )
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Re: Mallorca in March 2010
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2010, 08:05:53 AM »
a other trip was the nice Cala Boquer :

on evening a good restaurant : Torre de Canyamel
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Re: Mallorca in March 2010
« Reply #4 on: March 16, 2010, 08:08:17 AM »
The next excursion goes to the Cape Formentor :
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Re: Mallorca in March 2010
« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2010, 08:12:24 AM »
near the way in Serra Tranmontana :

old olive tree
Narcissus tazetta
Dranunculus muscivorus
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Re: Mallorca in March 2010
« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2010, 08:17:02 AM »
a really interesting plant on Mallorca is :
Leucojum aestivum v. pulchellum
( it grows only on the islands of Sardinia + Mallorca )
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Re: Mallorca in March 2010
« Reply #7 on: March 16, 2010, 08:22:18 AM »
after a really hard change of wether ( now we had winter ) was a lot of snow in the mountains -never seen before !!!
The owner of our appartment told us later this was the coldest week in Mallorca since 25 years  :o
the snow was between 25 -30 cm ......
two days later we tried a trip .....
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Re: Mallorca in March 2010
« Reply #8 on: March 16, 2010, 08:25:20 AM »
in the montains is possibly to find

Helleborus foeditus

we had no luck with finding the other endemic Hell. lividus ( maybe next time ....)
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Re: Mallorca in March 2010
« Reply #9 on: March 16, 2010, 08:28:30 AM »
but we are more succsessfull in this time with finding a really rare plant :

Paeonia cambessedesii

( with some help from nice friends ) ;)
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Re: Mallorca in March 2010
« Reply #10 on: March 16, 2010, 08:31:10 AM »
a beautiful place and always worth for a visit is

Sa Calobra and the Torrent de Pareis
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Re: Mallorca in March 2010
« Reply #11 on: March 16, 2010, 08:35:11 AM »
our last visit was the city of Soller :

the train from Palma de Mallorca to Soller
on this height grows oranges and citrons

and special for Maggi :
Enseimada ( mhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh)

Enjoy
Hans 8)
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Re: Mallorca in March 2010
« Reply #12 on: March 16, 2010, 10:27:49 AM »
Looks a great trip Hans, thanks so much for posting.  I'd love to see that Paeonia cambessedesii open!
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Re: Mallorca in March 2010
« Reply #13 on: March 16, 2010, 10:50:45 AM »
Seems you had a good holiday in spite of the Mallorcan snow, Hans.
Thank you for the Enseimada..... I am enjoying it with a cup of mocca!  :)
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Re: Mallorca in March 2010
« Reply #14 on: March 16, 2010, 12:23:07 PM »
Quote from: Gail on March 16, 2010, 10:27:49 AM
Looks a great trip Hans, thanks so much for posting.  I'd love to see that Paeonia cambessedesii open!

Gail :
thank you for your interest !
Yes - my hope was also to see flowers of peonies open  :'(
It is never possibly to see all things in flower


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