Following a tip-off in the pub last night...

Cloudia is the elephant without a fixed location as she goes around to different sites to advertise the elephants on parade and I missed finding her when she was sighted in Carnaby Street a few weeks ago.

At the end of the month the elephants will be auctioned off to raise money for asian elephant conservation projects. You won't be able to get one for less than £1000; some elephants currently have bids over £5000.

Gerald news: The clientele of Selfridges&Co department store in London's Oxford Street were so appalled at the sight of Gerald, one of six Elephants on Parade there, that several customer complaints were received by the store. This is why he was removed from the store and won't be returning there. The elephantparade lady handing out maps with Cloudia didn't seem to think there was anything terribly upsetting about him though. He is currently hanging out with the nicer people in the Elephant Parade London office.

Total 251.

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*I asked the nice young lady at the Elephant Shop if Gerald was back in the store or was he still off sick. She replied 'Oh I'm Sorry, Gerald isn't coming back here. I'm not sure where he might be going'. I expect that means he won't be seen again until the elephant parade at the end of the month at the Royal Hospital.

Total 250 (of 258).

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Friday Four - Docklands and Greenwich
( four little elephantsCollapse )

Total 244.

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( Elephants: Knightsbridge to ChelseaCollapse )

Total 240.

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( to the MuseumsCollapse )

Total 220.

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Strange looking airport
( only a few todayCollapse )
198 Mammoth Metaphor inside at Somerset House.
117 Untitled now back outside the RFH.
Total 204.

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Baker Street to Holborn
( Baker Street to Holborn, but not by any sensible routeCollapse )
Gerald is still out for repair from Selfridges.

Total 193.

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The City
Those of you following the trails, yesterday was from the parks and Mayfair area of West London. Today was a short trip around the City.
( A few famous buildings along the wayCollapse ) and 201 The Elephant Outside The Room is back outside St. Paul's Cathedral, so the first elephant I saw there (Ritual) all alone nearly two weeks ago isn't quite so lonely any more.

Total 144.

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Total 133.

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Added 34 on Friday taking the total to 94.

161 Maureen; 145 Mumbai Indians; 89 Brambles; 61 Shaant Haathi; 227 My Gorgeous Jungle; 177 Utopia; 121 James Bond; 157 Deliverance; 257 Mr Clegg; 228 Mr Cameron; 230 Mr Brown; 129 Sally; 97 Haathini; 146 Kolkata Knight Roders; 148 Deccan Chargers; 72 Belle; 150 Royal Challengers Bangalore; 143 Rajasthan Royals; 149 Chennai Super Kings; 147 Delhi Daredevils; 44 Kings XI Punjab; 187 Heavenly Jewel; 222 The Princess Elephant; 126 Untitled (Gajaraja); 221 Cholai; 92 Tigerphant; 242 G-n-S; 154 Guilt; 160 Kissed by Lulu Guiness; 15 Mr Stripe; 118 Candy; 139 Bertie; 168 Elephish; 2 Radja.

( A Sphinx, a bus, Nelson's Column, some red telephone boxes, and a statue to NewtonCollapse )

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Morelephant
There is an elephant at Elephant & Castle, number 6 Forever Birds:

( and there is another herd under hereCollapse ) Bringing the total to 60.

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Elephants!


24 out of the 258ish Elephants on Parade in London at the moment. Would have been 25 except that no.201 was too well camouflaged when I went looking for him.

(80 Ritual; 176 No More Plundering; 141 Kids Co Elephant; 28 Cha-Chang; 122 Roselephant; 12 Polkadot; 40 Simply Yellow; 47 Tearoses; 183 Jaidayal; 81 Marjorie; 255 The City in the Elephant; 9 Simply Gold; 100 Carry on up the Khyber; 116 Hornbill; 48 Decors; 95 Elephas Maximus; 55 Cubelephant; 45 New Map of London (hiding on the other side of More London away from the rest of the herd); 140 Just Joey; 188 Mayur Gajendra; 186 Around the World; 83 Midnight Indigo; 211 Hope; 96 Dandy-phant)

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40 years ago
40 years ago and around 245,000 miles away:
"Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."

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A Wimbledon Womble


A Wimbledon (football club) Womble on the forth plinth in Trafalgar Square (6pm-7pm today) as part of the One and Other event.

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As Saturday looked like being a nice day, I headed into London intending to see some of open garden squares but then saw that Trooping the Colour was on as well. So I got to the bottom of the Mall opposite Horse Guards Road for a bit of pomp and pageantry and could hear the bands on the parade ground. There was a nice old man nearby explaining to some ladies what was going on and I was nicely placed to see the processions leaving Horse Guards and turn the corner into the Mall - the big guns, the bands, and the smartly dressed soldiers. After they had all passed and the big pooper scoopers started cleaning up the road I headed into St James's Park and walked up until they started letting people out onto the Mall. As all the crowds who had been waiting nearer the palace were still kept behind the railings in the parks, this meant that I ended up right in front of the Palace to watch the flypast.

So after all that what do you think the photo under the cut is of?
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