Holy City, Magic Kingdom
During two weeks in December, I left a nine-day stay in Israel only to arrive at the Magic Kingdom 36 hours later. These seemingly opposite destinations hold much in common, beyond simply the number of minutes one spends waiting in lines, and the amount of money one expends in order to arrive at either locale. In addition to the preponderance of wigs and personalize-able yarmulke shops (some with mouse ears), a pilgrimage to either of these sacred sites involves a phenomenon I can only describe as “awe-fatigue.” One starts a visit to the Holy Land… Read More »Holy City, Magic Kingdom