Robert took me to the circus and didn't leave me there!

It had been at least 15ish years since I'd been to the circus...for Robert, it had been longer! After we saw the elephant parade when the circus came to town, I wanted to go so badly. I suppose Robert read my mind when he asked if I wanted to go the Sunday afternoon when Ringling Brothers were in town! It was the best break for me at the beginning of the height of my end-of-semester work. :)

Several things were the same from what we could remember--elephants, confetti, tigers, tight rope walkers, motorcycles on highwires, strong men and bendy people. Some acts were the same with a few tweaks--we never remembered an attempt at a quadruple somersault on the trapeze and we could only remember about 5 motorcyles in the ball of steel--not like 10. :)

Elephants in Ghent

Last Monday evening, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus arrived in Norfolk and paraded their elephants through the neighborhood from the train tracks where they arrived to the Norfolk Scope for the circus this week! Can you SEE the enthusiasm? :P (well...at least from one of us!)

Since Robert & I have lived in Downtown, we've always managed to miss the elephant walk. Luckily, this year we both read pilotonline.com and caught word that they were coming our way! :) We (I) was not going to miss it this year.

After our Monday afternoon run/jogs (you guess who runs and who jogs) ;) and a quick dinner, we walked the route through Ghent that the elephants were supposed march from the train tracks to Scope. Low and behold, we finally saw their big trunks turn the corner of Colley Ave. onto Olney. We watched the workers calmly lead the elephants down the road....all the while PETA protesters were walking and waving their signs (quietly, which was surprising to me!). Robert & I ended up walking home alongside the elephants toward Scope where the elephants set up shop for the week.

It definitely wasn't SUPER exciting...but it was still fun to see the 6 elephants sway as they marched and grasp the tails of their friend in front of them. :)