Alice's journey in Mallorca

One day Alice found a suspicious folder in a cupboard. She opened it and found some papers, which she started to read. It was then when she discovered that she was adopted. Disappointed because nobody had told her before, she caught a plane to Mallorca. She wanted to find her real family there.

When she arrived on the island, she started to look for her parents. First, she took The Sóller Railway, a locomotive that takes you back in time and which has connected the city of Palma de Mallorca with the small town of Sóller since 1912. She was so amazed to see the beautiful landscape of the narrow-gauge railway that took her to the Valley of Sóller. But unfortunately, she found no clues.

She decided to continue along the coast so she crossed the Island from north to south, from Alcúdia to Andratx but to no avail. Then, she started to search in the centre of the island. She went to Binissalem, Muro, Puigpunyent, Petra, Manacor, and finally, to Sa Pobla. On her journey she made some friends, like Tomeu Quely, who is from Inca; he has a biscuit factory there. He helped Alice look for her family. Or like Tomeu Penya, a singer very famous in the villages of Mallorca. He invited her to a party in Sa Pobla (here we call it “guateke”). At the party there were Paquita Tomás, a famous cook; El Casta, a very funny comedian and Pedrito de Campanet, a special singer and Rafel Fiol, a very good teacher from Es Liceu. All of them became very good friends, and they all decided to help Alice find her mum and dad. The next morning, they went to Palma City and they put an advert in Diario de Mallorca, the local newspaper. It read: “My name is Alice, I was born on the 29th February 1988. I've just discovered that I was adopted three months after my birth and I want to know who my real parents are. I assume they are here because the adoption documents say that my orphanage is here. Please, help me. This means a lot to me. If you know something, please contact me, my mobile number is: 886905694769. Thank you. Alice.

The next day, she decided to visit the orphanage with one of her friends. The orphanage was closed and abandoned. They couldn't get any information from there. Alice was very disappointed.

A few days later, Alice received a phone call from a lady from Binissalem (a small town in the centre of the Island known for its wine) whose name was Pixeris. Tearful, she said: I've seen the advert in El Diario D eMallorca and I recognise the date of your birth. I can't believe it's you! I'm your mum! I want to see you.

Alice and her mum met the next day in “Sa Plaça dels brolladors”. They spent the whole day talking and that was when Alice discovered that her dad was from Italy. So she decided to travel to Italy with her mum.

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