The elephants walk at midnight!

Erika and I went to Manhattan last night to watch the circus come into town. They block off 34th street and march the elephants from the Midtown Tunnel to Madison Square Gardens at midnight. We got there about 10 til, but were pretty far down the route so we had to stand out in the cold for about 45 minutes before they showed up. When they did, it was quick! Six elephants in a row, each holding a tail in their trunk. The crowd was small, but they had the streets blocked off with police barriers like for a regular parade. A small crowd ran along the sidewalks with the elephants, yelling and waving their hands. It was bizarre. But worth the wait. Next year I'd just go a little later. I tried to take pictures, but since I was doing a little running and the light was bad, they didn't turn out so great. I guess it's the kind of thing that's better just to remember, anyway, elephants walking through Herald Square...

Of course, the circus is bad and mistreats the animals (the animal rights activists were there also), don't go see it. But who can resist the elephants?