Featured Quote: Your Corner of the Forest

"You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you; you have to go to them sometimes."

The House at Pooh Corner (1928)
A.A. Milne

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida

First Trip to the Magic Kingdom

I visited Walt Disney World for the first time ever in 2009. After dreaming and saving for years, I couldn't believe that I was finally going! I enjoyed the anticipation itself, filling the months leading up to the trip absorbing The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World, the Imagineers' guides to Disney World, the website TouringPlans.com, and the Disney Vacation Planning DVD (which I ordered for free online, woo hoo!), all the while making lists of my top rides and shows to visit, places to eat, ops to photograph, pretty spots to take a break, trivia to know. 

Featured Quote: Pirates!

"Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me. 
We kindle and char, inflame and ignite. 
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho. 
We burn up the city, we're really a fright. 
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho. 

"We're beggars and blighters
and ne'er do-well cads, 
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho. 
Aye, but we're loved by our mommies and dads, 
Drink up me 'earties, yo ho. 
Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me."

"Yo Ho," by George Bruns and Xavier Atencio (1967)

Written especially for the Pirates of the Caribbean ride in Disneyland

Does this really need a caption?

A golden cross from the wreck of the Nuestra Senora de Atocha,
discovered in 1971. The piece is (at the time of this blog's
posting) part of a museum display at the Gaylord Palms in Kissimmee, Florida.

Photo Highlights from the Magic Kingdom

A few highlights from my trip to the Magic Kingdom in 2009... 

...like the riverboat, the Liberty Belle, which seems to be the sister of the Mark Twain in Disneyland in California...