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example22 ([personal profile] example22) wrote2006-05-05 07:53 pm

Bread and Circuses

...or "Quick! Take their minds off the election!"

An animatronic 40-foot wooden elephant has arrived in Westminster. It will be stamping around the area for the next couple of days. It's really quite impressive.

It walks: , it trumpets: , it squirts water: , and it is piloted by a small army of Frenchmen: [EDIT: It arrived with a "little" girl: in a wooden rocket: . And there's some sort of time-travel plot as well. But I was too busy taking pictures of the elephant to pay much attention to the rest...]

Click for bigger pictures, and there's a schedule here.

[identity profile] purplecthulhu.livejournal.com 2006-05-05 07:12 pm (UTC)(link)
There are also Edinburgh fans involved with it - [livejournal.com profile] akicif for one!

[identity profile] brixtonbrood.livejournal.com 2006-05-05 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
I really fancy checking it out, but the weather is looking decidedly ominous for the weekend - not quite sure what to do.

[identity profile] sdn.livejournal.com 2006-05-05 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
how i wish i could see this.

::sobs::

[identity profile] brixtonbrood.livejournal.com 2006-05-05 07:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Actually the weather is looking fine tomorrow morning until lunchtime, so we may try and dash out to catch it then.

[identity profile] example22.livejournal.com 2006-05-05 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Ring me if you do decide to go -- I'll probably be in the area...