First day of looking for elephants

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A few weeks ago the Elephant Parade came to London. There are over 250 elephants all over the city. Each one has been painted/decorated and at the end of the exhibition they will be auctioned and money raised will go to elephant conservation. Paul and I tried to see as many as possible today. We started off by catching the train to London Bridge and heading towards Tower Bridge. Along the river here we saw a herd of elephants and then we crossed Tower Bridge and walked towards the centre of London. In the end we only saw 51, but we were walking all day and saw some parts of town that we had not been to before.

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Photos

01 New Map of London
A simple map of the city is all over this elephant.

02 Elephas Maximus
Pastel painted elelphant.

03 Decors
This one has a bird painted on it.

04 Cubelephant
This one is mirror-like.

05 Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge in the background and a herd of elephants.

06 Herd
A small herd of elephants.

07 Hornbill
The wing of a hornbill.

08 Hornbill
The body of the hornbill.

09 Carry On Up The Khyber
There must be a story behind this elephant....

10 Simply Gold
All painted in gold, although it looks more like mustard brown.

11 Tea Roses
Pink and red roses.

12 City Hall
An elephant in front of the modern city hall.

13 Tower Bridge
This herd were near Tower Bridge.

14 Jaidayal (the triumph of kindness)
Beautiful design, all covered in tiny tiles.

15 Marjorie
Many bugs.

16 The City in the Elephant
Paul looking into the elephant and seeing the mini city inside.

17 Marjorie
Many bugs and beetles.

18 Simply Yellow
A very simple design.

19 Polka Dot
Painted black and then white spots painted on.

20 Roseelephant
Very cute, I like this one. Pink background and white elephants walking around on it.

21 Cha-Chang
Dot painting- painted in the style of Aboriginal art.