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The Gorn stops at the Hard Rock shop in Palma de Mallorca
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The Gorn stops to check out the craft booths in Plaça Major
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The Gorn admires the Plaça la Reina fountain and in the distance you can see the Paseo del Borne sphinxes that adorn the famed shopping street
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From the Norwegian Epic, The Gorn admires downtown Palma and the Catedral-Basílica de Santa María de Mallorca as well as some super fancy yachts before catching a tour to the countryside
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The Gorn arrives at Valldemossa and takes in the amazing scenery off of Carrer Uetam
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The Gorn decides to check out the monastery that Chopin lived in 1838-1839 with his companion/lover/etc George Sand
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One of the many views of the town of Valldemossa from Plaça Cartoixa
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Inside the Chopin museum located in the Museu Cartoixa de Valldemossa. Amazing to see one of his pianos (that arrived shortly before he left the island, but still cool) You can also see some of his sheet music on the wall..
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Admiring Chopin's view of the courtyard outside his window. Not a bad place to stay!
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If you thought the view from his room was great, the view from the courtyard overlooking the countryside is even better! I could totally stay here - maybe in the off season with less tourists in the town. The museum wasn't busy, but the town sure was..
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Admiring the Jardins Rei Joan Carles outside of the Museu Cartoixa de Valldemossa
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The Gorn stops at the Ajuntament de Valldemossa aka City Hall
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One more view of the Carthusian Monastery Valldemossa from the Jardins Rei Joan Carles
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While Castell de Bellver was closed, it still was a good stop in order to get some shots overlooking Palma
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Overlooking Palma de Mallorca from Castell de Bellver - great views of the cathedral and the port before heading back to the ship one last time