The Sultans Elephant

Puffingbilly · 6 May 2006 at 20:11

The Sultans Elephant.

Amazing!!!

A friend at work had told me about it and had seen it yesterday at the Horse Guards Parade and said how impressed he was so with nothing planned for this afternoon I headed off to Trafalgar Sq in London and I must say it was well worth it. The place was packed and wet but atmosphere was Great and Puppets (or robots) were fantastic a full Parade through London’s West End.

Check out the BBC web site http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/features/sultans_elephant/ for more details and tomorrows timetable and if you have a few hours to kill I well recommend it.

Puffingbilly · 6 May 2006 at 20:14

Freefaller · 6 May 2006 at 20:15

I got stuck in the traffic in London because of this

Quite cool seeing it in the flesh though.

More info here:

http://www.thesultanselephant.com

ThriceNightly · 6 May 2006 at 20:22

i was listening to bbc london radio coverage and apparantly in the morning the elephant gives the girl a shower through it's trunk....amazing

Simmz · 6 May 2006 at 20:25

Ah so this explains why there were so many police in piccadily circus today when I got off the tube.

Sirrel Squirrel · 6 May 2006 at 20:35

The girl scares me

Amp34 · 6 May 2006 at 21:51

Maybe its just me but the 3rd and 4th photo just look wrong! :eek:

Chronos-X · 6 May 2006 at 21:55

Christ, no wonder the centre was RAMMED for traffic today :eek:

Not a fun experience slowly working my way around westminster and up the speedy edgeware road :rolleyes:

ThriceNightly · 7 May 2006 at 13:56

see 2nd pic of the girl getting a shower from the elephant

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4981728.stm

Neoni · 7 May 2006 at 14:11

thats amazing work how that is built, must have been like months and months of work. jeez, thats so awesome

BrenOS · 7 May 2006 at 21:26

Yeah they were a bit big FF

Freefaller · 7 May 2006 at 21:27

I managed to get a couple of pics of it when I met up with some friends for a drink in town:

'fraid they are only phone camera pics - but they're good enough.

BrenOS - dunno what you mean?!

BrenOS · 7 May 2006 at 21:31

Freefaller said:
BrenOS - dunno what you mean?!

Still a bit big

Edit: Ah well done

Puffingbilly · 9 May 2006 at 22:08

Sunday Was Packed but bloody excellent........

Liverpool-Lad · 9 May 2006 at 22:14

Is the elephant on wheels or does it move using rams of some sort?

Puffingbilly · 9 May 2006 at 22:28

No mate no wheels it actally walks, it is driven by hydrollics I think .