When the people sat around on the porch and passed around the pictures of their thoughts for the others to look at and see, it was nice. The fact that the thought pictures were always crayon enlargements of life made it even nicer to listen to. -- Zora Neale Hurston
A view across the harbor at Palma
The Cathedral as seen from the ship.
Tiny one-passenger rental cars from Hertz.
On the way to Beliver Castle.
Approaching the castle.
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Yes, castles really did have moats.
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Inside the castle, the courtyard.
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The same basic architecture now familiar from various cloisters.
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Our ship as seen from Beliver Castle.
A view of Palma from Beliver Castle.
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Just another church.
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Part of the old fortress wall.
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A city park in the oldest part of the city
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The art museum uses part of the old fortress wall.
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The royal palace siting atop the fortress wall
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The Cathedral of Palma de Mallorca
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Inside the Cathedral of Palma de Mallorca
One of two rose windows in the cathedral
The famous rose window
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One of many altars in the cathedral
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A view of the cathedral ceiling, 144 feet up.
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The entrance to the Arab baths
A view of the garden in the baths
The interior of the baths
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The characeristic Moorish "keyhole" door
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Back out on the street, headed back to the ship.