tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32442859723687657952024-03-08T16:03:14.426-08:00Christmas in MallorcaInternethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177376866011892283noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244285972368765795.post-18324485804712062592009-03-12T13:15:00.000-07:002009-04-22T21:22:28.767-07:00ChristmasFinally Christmas has started!<br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.flickr.com/badge_code_v2.gne?count=1&display=random&size=m&layout=x&source=user_set&user=69324979%40N00&set=72157603318309893&context=in%2Fset-72157603318309893%2F"></script><br /><p align="center"><!-- End of Flickr Badge --></p>Internethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177376866011892283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244285972368765795.post-49134513127209255912009-03-12T13:14:00.000-07:002009-03-12T13:15:17.614-07:00Festa del Estandart<p></p><div align="center"><br /><script src="http://www.flickr.com/badge_code_v2.gne?count=1&display=random&size=m&layout=x&source=user_set&user=69324979%40N00&set=72157594515352547&context=in%2Fset-72157594515352547%2F" type="text/javascript"></script><br /></div><p align="center"><br />One King (James I)<br /></p><p align="center"></p><div align="center"><br /><script src="http://www.flickr.com/badge_code_v2.gne?count=3&display=random&size=m&layout=x&source=user_set&user=69324979%40N00&set=72157594515358057&context=in%2Fset-72157594515358057%2F" type="text/javascript"></script><br />His idea (To conquer Catalonia Valencia and Balears)<br /></div><div align="center"><br /><!-- Start of Flickr Badge --><br /></div><p align="center"></p><div align="center"><br /><script src="http://www.flickr.com/badge_code_v2.gne?count=1&display=random&size=m&layout=x&source=user_set&user=69324979%40N00&set=72157594516837507&context=in%2Fset-72157594516837507%2F" type="text/javascript"></script><br /></div><p align="center"><br /><!-- End of Flickr Badge --><br />During the conquest, the port of Palma was invaded, the king James The Conqueror came to invade Mallorca with 155 boats, and he was only twenty one years old. A good way to see how it all happened is to watch the movie <a href="http://troymovie.warnerbros.com/">Troy</a>. In this movie is very easy to see how a walled city was invaded, and to realize that to pass the wall was very hard. In Palma, like in <a href="http://troymovie.warnerbros.com/">Troy</a>, the wall was not destroyed, but opened to the enemy as a signal of rendition. After the conquest of Mallorca, in the year 1231 he conquered Menorca, Ibiza in the year 1235 and in Valencia in 1238. He tried also two crusades, but they did not go too well.</p><p align="center"><br /><!-- Start of Flickr Badge --><br /></p><div align="center"><br /><script src="http://www.flickr.com/badge_code_v2.gne?count=1&display=random&size=m&layout=x&source=user_set&user=69324979%40N00&set=72157594501457018&context=in%2Fset-72157594501457018%2F" type="text/javascript"></script><br /></div><p align="center"><br /><!-- End of Flickr Badge -->City wall of Palma </p><div align="center"><br /><script src="http://www.flickr.com/badge_code_v2.gne?count=1&display=random&size=m&layout=x&source=user_set&user=69324979%40N00&set=72157603593540765&context=in%2Fset-72157603593540765%2F" type="text/javascript"></script><br /></div><div align="center"><br />The Invasion of the city<br /></div><div align="center"><br /><script src="http://www.flickr.com/badge_code_v2.gne?count=1&display=random&size=m&layout=x&source=user_set&user=69324979%40N00&set=72157600454633512&context=in%2Fset-72157600454633512%2F" type="text/javascript"></script><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><!-- End of Flickr Badge --><br />The Headquarters of the Arabs<br /><!-- Start of Flickr Badge --><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><script src="http://www.flickr.com/badge_code_v2.gne?count=1&display=random&size=m&layout=x&source=user_set&user=69324979%40N00&set=72157603604370380&context=in%2Fset-72157603604370380%2F" type="text/javascript"></script><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><!-- End of Flickr Badge --><br /></div><p align="center">This celebration, remembers the conquest of the island in 1229 </p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><br /><!-- Start of Flickr Badge --><br /><script src="http://www.flickr.com/badge_code_v2.gne?count=1&display=random&size=m&layout=x&source=user_set&user=69324979%40N00&set=72157603588893784&context=in%2Fset-72157603588893784%2F" type="text/javascript"></script><br /></p><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><script src="http://www.flickr.com/badge_code_v2.gne?count=1&display=random&size=m&layout=x&source=user_set&user=69324979%40N00&set=72157603593533989&context=in%2Fset-72157603593533989%2F" type="text/javascript"></script><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><!-- End of Flickr Badge --><br />Finally, the pole with the flag of Mallorca is in the center of the city. Victory!</div>Internethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177376866011892283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244285972368765795.post-19271071731456046382009-03-12T13:13:00.001-07:002009-03-12T13:13:40.203-07:00New Years Eve<div id="flickr_badge_wrapper" align="center"><br /><script src="http://www.flickr.com/badge_code_v2.gne?count=1&display=random&size=m&layout=x&source=user_set&user=69324979%40N00&set=72157594466695761&context=in%2Fset-72157594466695761%2F" type="text/javascript"></script><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><!-- End of Flickr Badge --><br />The coming of the new year, is celebrated always in Plaza de Cort</div>Internethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177376866011892283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244285972368765795.post-44567843708152120972009-03-12T13:09:00.000-07:002009-03-12T13:12:12.968-07:00Three holy kings parade<div align="center"><br /><script src="http://www.flickr.com/badge_code_v2.gne?count=1&display=random&size=m&layout=x&source=user_set&user=69324979%40N00&set=72157603643763974&context=in%2Fset-72157603643763974%2F" type="text/javascript"></script><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/G-YmCh-qo-A&rel=" width="240" height="240" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dI50zI0VB3Q&rel=" width="240" height="240" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zwVoQUV3SDg&rel=" width="240" height="240" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/B7F2mQH-qK8&rel=" width="240" height="240" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gTYldGK9hkA&rel=" width="240" height="240" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eR3b5DDU8UU&rel=" width="240" height="240" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uu0tm5GKowU&rel=" width="240" height="240" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jFFwJRBLBAg&rel=" width="240" height="240" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iVZsuYRFI_w&rel=" width="240" height="240" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/y6DqIsj_HCQ&rel=" width="240" height="240" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent"></embed><br />In on the 5th of January there is the celebration of the Three Holy Kings, it is a great parade<br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><script src="http://www.flickr.com/badge_code_v2.gne?count=1&display=random&size=m&layout=x&source=user_set&user=69324979%40N00&set=72157594466707594&context=in%2Fset-72157594466707594%2F" type="text/javascript"></script><br /></div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="center">Parade 2006. The oldest Three Kings Parade in the world was made in Alcoy (Spain) in the year 1866</div>Internethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177376866011892283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244285972368765795.post-69475121209747773502009-03-12T13:04:00.000-07:002009-03-12T13:08:44.938-07:00Traditional nativity<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><object codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=" height="344" width="425" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="_cx" value="11245"><param name="_cy" value="9102"><param name="FlashVars" value=""><param name="Movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/678tX7euPKk&hl=es&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="Src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/678tX7euPKk&hl=es&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="WMode" value="Window"><param name="Play" value="-1"><param name="Loop" value="-1"><param name="Quality" value="High"><param name="SAlign" value=""><param name="Menu" value="-1"><param 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</p><div align="center"><!-- End of Flickr Badge -->Nativity of El Corte Ingles (New!)</div><p align="center"><br /> </p><div align="center"><script src="http://www.flickr.com/badge_code_v2.gne?count=1&display=random&size=m&layout=x&source=user_set&user=69324979%40N00&set=72157603502830538&context=in%2Fset-72157603502830538%2F" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p align="center"><br /> </p><div align="center"><!-- End of Flickr Badge -->Nativity of Sant Antoniet (the most traditional of Palma)</div><p align="center"><br /> </p><div align="center"><script src="http://www.flickr.com/badge_code_v2.gne?count=1&display=random&size=m&layout=x&source=user_set&user=69324979%40N00&set=72157603435450220&context=in%2Fset-72157603435450220%2F" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p align="center"><br /> </p><div align="center"><!-- End of Flickr Badge -->Nativity of Oficis Artesans (Located in the Town Hall)</div><p align="center"><br /> </p><div align="center"><script src="http://www.flickr.com/badge_code_v2.gne?count=1&display=random&size=m&layout=x&source=user_set&user=69324979%40N00&set=72157603648454329&context=in%2Fset-72157603648454329%2F" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p align="center"><br /> </p><div align="center"><!-- End of Flickr Badge -->Nativity of C & A</div><p align="center"><br /> </p><div align="center">One of the traditions of Palma is to visit the representations of the nativity there is many arround the city, but the most importat is the one we see in this video, the one that is located in the town hall of Palma</div><p align="center"><br /> </p><p align="center"><object codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=" height="344" width="425" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="_cx" value="11245"><param name="_cy" value="9102"><param name="FlashVars" value=""><param name="Movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mcoTNCZCLik"><param name="Src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mcoTNCZCLik"><param name="WMode" value="Transparent"><param name="Play" value="-1"><param name="Loop" value="-1"><param name="Quality" value="High"><param name="SAlign" value=""><param name="Menu" value="-1"><param name="Base" value=""><param name="AllowScriptAccess" value=""><param name="Scale" value="ShowAll"><param name="DeviceFont" value="0"><param name="EmbedMovie" value="0"><param name="BGColor" value=""><param name="SWRemote" value=""><param name="MovieData" value=""><param name="SeamlessTabbing" value="1"><param name="Profile" value="0"><param name="ProfileAddress" value=""><param name="ProfilePort" value="0"><param name="AllowNetworking" value="all"><param name="AllowFullScreen" value="false"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mcoTNCZCLik" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br /></p><p align="center"><br /></p><div align="center">(Nativity of 2006)</div>Internethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177376866011892283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244285972368765795.post-15955581916855377512008-12-16T12:59:00.000-08:002009-03-12T13:03:48.422-07:00Where to stay<div align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>SOLD</strong></span></div><div align="center">What to do on new years eve? Every year the same question! Well, luckily, still there is only one room left in Hotel Dalt Murada<br /></div><!-- Start of Flickr Badge --><div align="center"><br /><script src="http://www.flickr.com/badge_code_v2.gne?count=1&display=random&size=m&layout=x&source=user_set&user=69324979%40N00&set=72157594427956869&context=in%2Fset-72157594427956869%2F" type="text/javascript"></script><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><!-- End of Flickr Badge --><p align="center"><br />Still there is a suite avaliable, suite number three, the price is 236 euros, the price is for two people, breakfast and taxes are included</p><p align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>SOLD</strong></span> </p><p align="center">Choose room number four for new years eve<br /><!-- Start of Flickr Badge --><br /><br /><script src="http://www.flickr.com/badge_code_v2.gne?count=1&display=random&size=m&layout=x&source=user_set&user=69324979%40N00&set=72157594427965323&context=in%2Fset-72157594427965323%2F" type="text/javascript"></script><br /></p><p align="center"><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>SOLD</strong></span> </p>Internethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177376866011892283noreply@blogger.com0