Today was a very cool and cloudy Sunday, which made it a perfect day to sit around the house in our pajamas and play. However, after Claire's nap, she and I were both pretty antsy, so despite the brisk weather, we headed out to the lake. Claire talked me into letting her ride the carousel, which usually does not end well. This time, however, she happily stayed on her horse throughout the entire ride and did not insist that I hold her. I consider that a victory for both of us! When the carousel ride was over, we walked a bit farther down the lakeside path and happened upon the area where the circus is currently set up. I had completely forgotten that the circus was in town and was therefore pleasantly surprised to see three elephants hanging out in the Place du Marche, where the Vevey farmers' market is usually held. Claire was also delighted to see the elephants. After checking them out for a couple minutes, she said "Mama, I smell like elephants," which is her way of saying that she smells elephants. But, we'll stick with "I smell like elephants" because it's funnier her way.
Next to the elephants were the zebras and camels, hanging out together behind a makeshift enclosure. Sometimes, it's very clear to see that we are not in the United States. The zebras and camels were a perfect example of this in that they were behind a short, flimsy fence and people were feeding them popcorn from their hands and petting them! No one from the circus was watching or regulating this, so Claire and I kept our distance. Claire saw the big circus tent and asked if we could go in, but alas, we did not buy tickets, so we could not go in. Maybe next year!
Here's the tent, which will probably be gone by tomorrow morning.
It's kind of hard to see in this picture, but if you look closely, you can see the camels on the right hand side of the picture, the elephants on the left, and Lake Geneva and the French Alps in the background.
The circus coming to town made for a very interesting Sunday afternoon, even if we didn't buy tickets!
Yes the circus was just here to and you're so right. In North America no one would have gotten within 10 feet of those animals let alone close enough to feed them.
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