Originally Karl and I had gone by Circus Krone this afternoon to visit their zoo, but it was closed. There was somebody who had to unload some tickets for the afternoon show though, so I just bought one. It was reasonable enough that we could've left right away, if Karl had gotten scared or bored. Little did I know that we got a first row ringside ticket. We sat so close we got sprayed with elephant drool and could smell the lions' funky butts.
Fearless Karl didn't mind sitting so close to all those mighty beasts. He hung in there quite mesmerized, stuffing his face with popcorn (see photo above). After a while he got the hang of it and started to applaud with the crowd. He was a bit bored by the ventriloquist and the clowns, but the animals, jugglers and balancing acts kept him glued to my lap for about two hours.
Definite highlight was the seals. They were stars from some TV show called "Hallo Robbie. Not that we'd know, but the crowd went wild. So "Fearless" Karl sure redeemed himself, after having thrown a hissy fit at the barber earlier today. Since he had thrown a fit mid-haircut a few weeks ago, this means another week of "mullet Karl", before we try again next Saturday.
3 comments:
Wow ... Circus Krone! That's a blast from the past because when i was little, that would be the circus we'd go to. Some time around 1980 everybody started to go wild for Circus Roncalli, but all my early circus visit memories lie with 'Krone'.
Nice job sitting still for two hours, Karl. Makes you wonder if they have a 'pocket version' somewhere for transatlantic flights...
I was a bit very old school with the dancing horsies and the jugglers and the Eastern European clowns. They also had a rollerskate troupe from "Italy" who was talking Polish offstage. Maybe the heighdays of Krone are over, but it was kinda funny seeing that show that hadn't changed much since back in the days.
A rollerskate troupe? Now that's straight from the 1980's! I don't remember the sitting elephants lineup, but for the sake of this site remaining PG, i am glad they're all female.
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