Alice In wonderland/Beyond the Wall

Cláudia is a frequent commenter on this blog, she recalls trying to dig through her bedroom wall (in a rented apartment) as a child because she was convinced some other world beckoned beyond. Both Alice books imagine their heroine passing through into someplace else - in the first, she struggles to get into the tiny garden but for a good long while she is too big, or the key is too far off, for her to succeed. For a related glimpse of a world beyond (yes, the sychronicity of the web is certainly something), please (especially those of you with small daughters) see this post on Drobtinice.