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A case in point: I noticed after the fact that my recent family vacation mirrored the story in Genesis 3.<\/p>\n

Our first stop was in\u00a0Paradise<\/em>, Pennsylvania, which is near Lancaster and Intercourse and thus in the heart of an area with a large Amish population.<\/p>\n

From there, we went to the\u00a0Big\u00a0Apple<\/em>, New York City.<\/p>\n

And then from there, we went to Niagara Fall<\/em>s.<\/p>\n

Paradise to the Apple to the Fall(s)!<\/p>\n

Has anyone else taken a Biblically-themed holiday \u2013 even if it was one that they only noticed after the fact?<\/p>\n

For what its worth, I should mention that despite the negative connotations that moving from Paradise to the (Big) Apple to the Fall(s) may have for those viewing the story in Genesis 3 from a religious perspective, it was a fantastic trip! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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