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More great updates! How wonderful to run into that photopass photographer, Dan again. And to be able to tell him how much he was appreciated. I was able to do this in Aug. with Ranger Stan at WL. He makes my visits when we stay there, and I wanted to tell him how wonderful we think he is, so it was nice to be able to.
Love the WS wanderings photos! I see them through a whole new light this way. I appreciate the scenery when I'm there, but the details come out in the photos so much more!
I did find this as I was doing what Lou Mongello suggests - slow down, look up, look down...it's not really a HM, but I liked it!
Morocco has some really cool HMs: Both HMs in Clue 55 page 66
I'll cheat here a little bit, because I actually took this next photo on our 2008 Labor Day trip, before I even really cared about HMs! (I didn't take a photo of it on this trip, since I knew I already had one!) Clue 53 page 65
I searched really hard for an additional Moroccan HM, but couldn't find it. I continued on in Morocco, trying to get different photos than I had in the past.
Next stop, Japan! What a beautiful blue sky! Too bad it didn't last...
There are only two HMs in Japan, and the ones in the grates are just like the ones in France. I searched for the second but couldn't find it! I'd definitely be back to look some more later, but for now, I had to move on! I had been keeping an eye on the Times Guide, because I had some things I wanted to see in the American pavilion: the Fife & Drum Corps, which I'd never seen, and the Voices of Liberty, which I try to see EVERY trip! Unfortunately, I had the times messed up in my head and only caught the Fife & Drums after their set was over.
The good news is, I caught an unexpected HM! Not "official," but really cool!
The Voices of Liberty were scheduled to sing at 2:45, so I had a couple of minutes to look around for HMs in the rotunda. Clue 47, page 65
Clue 48, page 65
Side note: the music director of the Voices of Liberty is a member of the gold-medal winning Barbershop quartet called Max Q. We have met him several times, and our son is a big fan of the group. Unfortunately, we have yet to see him at WDW, although we did run into another member of the quartet on our last trip!
VoL were fabulous, as always. Such amazing talent in that group, and I've never heard a more wonderful sound! The leader did a funny little bit with the sweetest little boy, singing to him and asking him if he was married or had a girlfriend! If you've never taken the time to see the VoL, you really must stop in and give them a listen!
Then it was time to go see what is probably my very favorite show in all of WDW, next to the Finding Nemo musical: the American Adventure! I love this show so much; I cry throughout most of it! My dad is retired military, and my brother is currently serving in the Army; we are a very patriotic family so this show means a lot to me! This sight takes my breath away every time! So awe-inspiring!
I had an appointment at the Boardwalk at 4:00, so I headed toward the International Gateway. I took these photos of Japan and Morocco as I passed through: I tried really hard to line Spaceship Earth up properly, but people kept walking into my shot!
Up next: the Boardwalk, the Beach Club and some serious rain!
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Very cool! That one hidden Mickey at the corner of the metal pattern was VERY sneaky!
I agree! I actually didn't see that one until I got home and my DH pointed it out! I thought it was something else entirely; in fact, I took a photo of the whole sculpture because I wasn't sure if I'd gotten it!
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(I didn't take a photo of it on this trip, since I knew I already had one!)
I continued on in Morocco, trying to get different photos than I had in the past.
My dad is retired military, and my brother is currently serving in the Army; we are a very patriotic family so this show means a lot to me!
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