I went to Italy with my parents for the first time when I was three years old. It took so long to fly there - nine hours - that I was convinced it was on another planet.
A childhood belief about places

others believed things like this
- In kindergarden my friend told me that there were 24 hours in the day and 15 hours in the night.— Cari
- I used to believe that Paris was the capital of London and Italy was the capital of France.Anon
- When my parents would tell me they were going to Miami I'd ask "How long are you staying in Yourami"?— Christy F
- I used to think God was Captain Planet.Anon
- I used to think each country was it's own planet.— erin clements
- i used to believe that spain was on a different planet
— shannon cannan