After a morning hanging out at churches, Trish and I decided to ditch the parents and explore the city on our own. Of course, we made sure to show mom and dad the taxi stand first so they could get back to the ship after their own leisurely exploration. But we only had a couple of hours left before we needed to re-board the ship and a whole island to cover, so we bid the parents adieu and made a beeline for the shopping district.
Above, Trish poses in front of some tropical foliage in the square near the cathedral. The climate is great for palm trees and hibiscus, not so much for hiking around town.
Isn't Old Town Palma charming? Looks like a movie set, no? The shopping is incredible, particularly if you're into leather and shoes.
Here I am just outside the Plaça Major, one of the larger town squares in Palma, surrounded by vendors, tourists and tapas restaurants.
Some gorgeous architecture and fancy lamp post inside the Plaça Major.
Here's another quaint Palma side street. Just down the way, on the left, I purchased my second pair of shoes for the day.
I just liked the carvings outside this church in Palma.
The name sign outside of the church.
Here's Trish, new shoes in hand, heading down the cobblestone street toward more shopping. Our greatest shopping find? C&A department store. It's like the Old Navy of European discount clothing, except way trendier and of much better quality. They must pay their sweatshop workers a few pennies more than Kathy Lee. My purchases include two more pairs of shoes. Yes, that indeed makes a total of seven new pairs purchased this trip, in case you were counting.
I have no idea where this is, but I liked the sculpture.
Those stone buildings at the top of the hill are the towers of Bellver Castle, where we started off our day this morning. I got this shot on the elevated ramp to our cruise ship.
The Carnival Magic and me. A perfect pair.
A panoramic view of Palma's bay, filled with the yachts of the rich and famous.
Trish smiles for the camera as we sail away from Palma. According to our dinner hostess, we were the first cruise to dock in Palma in over three weeks. Apparently, weather conditions prevented the last two scheduled dockings from happening. I'd have been four pairs of shoes short had we also sailed past Palma. Not sure if that's a good thing or not.
This Afternoon's Itinerary:
Afternoon of shopping. That's it - just shopping!
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