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IAO Day 6 - Of Mice and Magic

July 9, 2007 |

Today’s IAO is not something which everyone will understand. If the previous posts were directed to a broad audience (see, I’m still optimistic), today’s post is going to appeal to a very few select individuals. Today’s observation about why I am glad I am in Israel is about:

Being Closer to Disneyland Paris

map from israel to paris

Let’s give a little background. I love Disney. I love Disney movies, Disney characters, and, more than any place else in the world, I love Disneyworld. My family has taken vacations in Disneyworld since I was 10 years old. I’ve been to Disneyworld in Florida at least 6 times, maybe more. The last time I went was with Sorelle when we visited the US after our engagement (we called it our engagement tour). That was the last time I was able to go and it was more than 5 years ago. I am raising our girls on a healthy diet of Disneyana. They have almost every Disney DVD that has been released since they were born and a bunch that I bought before I was even married. They know Mickey, Donald, Goofy, and Minnie. Since way before they were born, I have been waiting for the day that I could take them to Disneyworld. Unfortunately, being in Israel not only makes travelling to the States expensive and difficult, since my parents live in NJ, it makes travelling to Disneyworld almost impossible.

However, where there is Disney, there is magic.

Despair had reached out her cold and clammy hands and grasped me by the scruff of the neck when suddenly a lightening bolt struck me from above. Or perhaps I was sprinkled with some pixie dust. Disneyworld in Florida may be around 6500 miles away, but Disneyland Paris is practically around the corner! A mere 2100 miles away from my home lies a bright, colorful, shining beacon on the outskirts of the Parisian sprawl. And with a little luck and a LOT of magic, we just might be able to take our girls there sometime soon.

It might not be much, but it’s Mickey!

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2 Comments so far

  1. yitz.. on July 10, 2007 2:58 pm

    but wouldn;t that be mickey with the accent on the e, (or on the y?)… ?

  2. hubscubs on July 11, 2007 12:33 am

    nice blog, just ’stumbled upon’ it (not really), through your facebook.

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