sunnuntai 25. syyskuuta 2022

Giants in Alcudia

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Touring the island of Mallorca with Finnish friends.


The spit of land called Cap de Formentor(Formentor cape) is located in the 
Pollença municipality on the northernmost tip of the island of Majorca. It is 
a narrow 20-kilometre-long peninsula which the Majorcans affectionately 
call the ‘meeting point of the winds’.



Honestly, the views from the lighthouse are not that spectacular.
And it takes forever before you can get a parking space.
There are better views from the viewpoint earlier on the way.

Fantastic views along the narrow route.

Not bad. Shot from the moving car.

No, these are no Finns, the are the Giants of Mallorca.


In the old town of Alcúdia there was a gathering of the giants.
Looks pretty international.


Check this, those. faces look pretty similar. Twins marrying twins?
Papers on the ground tells that one couple comes from
Llucmajor and the other from Sant Llorenç.


Get the feeling how tall they are.


I presume that almost in every town there is a club,
like the carnival clubs in Germany, that makes those 
historical giants and shows them around.


BTW, such a cool t-shirt.


Such fun for a Saturday afternoon in Alcúdia.

Alcúdia is a municipality and township of the Spanish autonomous community 
of the Balearic Islands. It is the main tourist centre in the North of Majorca 
on the eastern coast. It is a large resort popular with families. Most of the hotels
are located in Port d'Alcúdia and Platja d'Alcúdia, along the 14 km (8.7 mi) long
beach that stretches all the way to Ca'n Picafort. In Alcúdia, the old town is well
preserved with houses dating back to the 13th century. The old town is 
surrounded by a medieval wall. (Wikipedia)


Walking along the old town wall is a must in Alcúdia.

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Introduction in Spanish:



Quite an impressive change of the weather,
We kind of voluntarily got stuck in Colònia de Sant Pere while
watching the blizzards on the opposite site of the bay.
Quite a mighty thunderstorm took place in Pollença, probably.

Colonia de Sant Pedro is a small town at northeast coast of Majorca. 
It belongs to Artà municipality. It lies in the bay of Alcúdia. At the beginning, 
in the 19th century, it used to be a small settlement focused on agriculture 
and fishing, resident by just a few families. Currently it is a very popular 
destination for tourists from abroad and local people as it is very small, 
quiet town and thanks to its location at the sea. (Wikipedia)


PS. next time in Pollença remember to visit the big church
Església Parroquial Mare de Déu dels Àngels.


The decoration there is pretty awesome.


Even the floor is decorated.



The rooster seems to play an important role in Pollença.


This photo does no credit, have to come back and take
more time, maybe even the bigger camera with me.

perjantai 23. syyskuuta 2022

Clouds

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Clouds don't necessarily mean rain.
View from the Santuari de Sant Salvador, known as
the upper church in Artá, towards Canyamel.


And here the view from the upper church towards down town,
and the lower church Església parroquial de la Transfiguració 
del Senyor Santa Maria d'Artà.


Nightly visitor had to move.






 

keskiviikko 21. syyskuuta 2022

Photo apps

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Am often using Layout, hardly ever Pic Jointer.

FotoFunia is quite funny.


This is done by Mixoo.
Let's see how it works further.




sunnuntai 18. syyskuuta 2022

Nit del'Art in Palma - more art

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Impressions of the Art Night in Palma 2022.

Organised by the Art Palma Contemporani gallery association, this year 
the cultural event reaches its 26th edition. A renowned artistic event in Palma 
in which each gallery has its own programme. In addition, a series of activities 
are organised in parallel for the professional public in the days 
leading up to the event.*




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This guy is so cool.


Colours, yes please.


Yes, people came and. toured the galleries.



Noah Becker, kind of memory map.


No paintbrush needed. Leon Löwentraut.


Leon signs also the walls.


Check the red shoes!


Lego. Hm. Art?


Ceramics.


Oh Mrs. Abramović , if you knew how much I hate onions!


In the Paseo de Borne boulevard there was also art to be seen.



In the Plaça del Mercat a very urban exhibition. 



How much tread do you need for a big "picture"?


Groovy entrance to the BIBI gallery showing Finnish
artists Grönlund and Nisunen. Very ... technical.


How cool is  this then: the main streets down town were closed
for cars so that pedestrians could enjoy their walks around.
Douze points for Palma!



lauantai 17. syyskuuta 2022

Stiofan's painting exhibition

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It's always the same thing: several happenings on the same date.
From the fine museum in the old town we drove as fast as we
could to Cala Major to the Montego Bay restaurant to see the
latest works of Stiofán Grego.


Stiofan is very warmhearted, funny, talkative guy, but he also
can listen and even meditate. And married to a Finnish woman.


In most of his pics there is a private message. Or maybe public.
Only my hubby got the personal tour through the exhibition,
I was too busy getting to know a couple of Finnish ladies living
on the island. Such fun!


Stiofan's childhood in Belfast might have left some trails to his art.


Watch out, he is also going out to the fashion business!


Be fast to grab the tees!


OMG, the hedgehog buffet was served on a painting!

In his experience people are not attracted to each other by negativity, 
so his inspiration is to find positivity amongst the murkiness. To look for 
the original questions rather than repetitive answers. Stiofán´s art is raw 
emotion, not simply decoration.

The Emotional Dreamer:


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