Platja d'Or — Attraction in Palma

Lovely beach and perfect for sunbathing. We went around 11am and just managed to get sunbeds. We were there till around 1pm. A man comes around for payment. €6 per bed and €6 for umbrella. Costing €18 for 2 beds and umbrella all together. The bloke that came for payment didn't have an official t-shirt or anything, so we left. We have watched benidorm and didn't want to be scammed🤣 overall nice, but there is a lot of vegetation...

Salimos temprano para evitar el embotellamiento veraniego. Aparcamos cerca del hotel Platja d’Or, bajamos hacia la playa, cargados con la toalla, gafas, agua. Al pisar la arena, ese crujido suave bajo los pies, me recordó que siempre vale la pena madrugar.

Instalamos sombrilla, tumbonas (claro, pagamos el alquiler), nos lanzamos al agua: tibia, clara, invitando al chapuzón. Después de nadar unos minutos, regresamos a la arena, tomamos algo ligero del chiringuito cercano (si había), refrescamos el cuerpo y charlamos mientras mirábamos barcos pasar.

A media tarde aproveché para caminar por el paseo costero contiguo (si lo hay), buscando rincones con sombra, explorando bordes de la playa. Cuando el sol bajó, la luz se puso dorada, el mar se volvió espejo y pensé “vale, esta playa sabe cómo hacerte sentir en vacaciones”.

Salimos con el cuerpo cansado de sol y agua, pero el alma ligera, recordando que la arena y el mar nos regalaron...

We enjoyed laying out on the beach. As we were packing up a man came up to us and started grabbing and pulling at my wife’s purse. Luckily the couple next to us spoke Spanish well enough to diffuse the situation. And he realized I was recording and calmed down. Here is a picture, do...