Sunday, September 16, 2012

The Circus!



Before the opening

A week before my Thailand trip, I went to the circus here in Palembang. And OH MY GOD IT WAS AMAZING. But let's first review the check-list of what a good circus needs and see how this circus fared. 
ANIMALS

            ITEM                                                                        X OR √

1.      Lions                                                                         √
2.      Elephants                                                                  √
3.      Chimpanzees                                                             √
4.      Tigers                                                                        √
5.      Dogs                                                                          √

HUMAN ACTS

            ITEM                                                                        X OR √

1.      MCs                                                                          √
2.      11 People on a bicycle                                              √
3.      Limber people doing weird poses                             √
4.      Acrobats                                                                    √

ENTERTAINMENT

            ITEM                                                                        X OR √

1.      Clowns                                                                      √
2.      Little-person clown                                                   √
3.      Audience participation                                              √

So, yeah, guys, let’s be clear – this circus had it ALL!! But it gets better. Not only were there four tigers, one of them was white! Not only was there a chimpanzee, but it circled the ring on a motorbike! Not only were there four elephants, they gave back massages to audience participants! Not only were there acrobats, there was a cross-dressing acrobat as well!

AMAZING!


Opening act.

This is what 11 people on one bicycle looks like.

Action shot!


Johnny Cash would be proud.



After the massage came the Elephant-walking-over-the-volunteers.


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