Stephanie Haller // San Francisco East Bay Wedding Photographer

Traveling to Spain last year to shoot Mark & Merriah’s intimate wedding was an amazing experience. And taught me a lot.

One. I love wine. I used to say I love beer (as Merriah would attest!) but the cheap Spanish wine converted me. Now I drink red wine almost exclusively.

Two. I want to travel more. This one is probably a given. I had never been out of the US before. Now I see how much I’ve been missing.

Three. Spanish food is amazing. Menu del dia’s were the best bet – amazing local cuisine with a salad, entree, dessert AND a bottle of wine for $15. Done.

Four. Siestas really exist. Once you almost starve because everyone’s closed between 3 and 5pm, you learn your lesson really quick.

Five. Lemonade and beer. Mixed together. BLOW YOUR MIND.

Six. Raw tuna on salads is so good.

If you couldn’t guess, I love food. :) With that, I’ll leave you the gorgeous city of Palma de Mallorca. Do yourself a favor this year – get out and see the world. We were lucky to both start and end our trip to Mallorca with Palma. Our final day in Palma, the weather wasn’t the best, but I felt right at home with the overcast skies.

Splitting our trip resulted in being able to stay in different neighborhoods – when we arrived, we stayed near the town center. Leaving we stayed fairly close to the airport as we had an early flight. Ciudad Jardin borders the seaside promenade which runs along the entire bay of Palma, past El Molinar, Portixol and Ciudad Jardín as far as Playa de Palma. The UR Portofino was perfect – inexpensive, clean and situated in a more residential area than the touristy town center. I fell in love with its turquoise stucco. We paid less than 60 euros for a night!

Below are the final images we took in Spain. We’ll save the rest of Palma for later.

Palma, you’re beautiful.