E is for Elephants

A few years ago in London they had the Elephant Parade during which over 200 painted elephants were placed around the city. My friends and I had great fun hunting out the elephants whilst rediscovering the joys of London and even visiting a few new places along the way.

I have to admit though it's not just Elephants that I've traipsed around London looking for, there have also been Cows, Eggs, Phone Boxes and Olympic Mascots!

I got hooked on the concept when I was in New York a few years earlier with a friend and they had a Cow Parade, we loved seeing the cows as we explored the city, then when my friend moved to Atlanta I was really excited when I visited her to discover a Cow Parade there too. These giant pieces of art are a great way to encourage people to appreciate art and explore a city whilst also raising money for charity, what fun!

Here are a selection of some of my favourite elephants, in a variety of different locations around London, most of the photos were taken on my old Samsung mobile so sorry for the poor quality.

An Elephant in Selfridges

Elephants in South Molton Street

Outside Harrods

Lulu Guinness Elephant in Carnaby Street 

Near London Bridge

Moore London

A Heard of Elephants by Tower Bridge

A Heard in Green Park

One of the London Squares

In an Arcade

Hamleys

China Town

A Patriotic Elephant - Made In Chelsea!

Just off The Kings Road

An Expensive One in Mayfair - Park Lane

 

A Piece of Cheese in Westfield London

Have you also hunted out giant animals or objects in your city? If so what were they?

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