Wednesday 7 July 2010

London & Rhinos in Chester!

I had to go to London for work this week and I was lucky enough to stay near Tower Bridge - I managed to get some nice photos of Tower Bridge and the River Thames at sunset.



On my way home at the train station there was a Rhino scuplture!  The Roman city of Chester is having  Rhino Mania and there are lots of different brightly painted rhino sculptures appearing all over the city - some large and some small. 
They will be auctioned off later in the year but they certainly bring a splash of colour to Chester!  My favourites so far are this Roman Centurian Rhino sponsored by Virgin Trains at Euston Station in London - he is called "Maximus Rhinocerous - Guardian of Chester".  The other I like is a smaller one housed in a jewellers shop in Chester called "Bling"  he is made like a mirror ball in a ballroom with tiny mirror squares all over his body - so cute!  You can find out more about the Chester Rhinos here.

6 comments:

  1. Thank you for sharing these beautiful photos, London is such a fabulous place.

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  2. Thank you for sharing the London pictures, and the information on Rhino Mania. It reminds me of the Cow Parade. How fun!

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  3. Thank you MaiTai, it was mad busy this time though - I was glad to come home LOL!

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  4. SMR thank you - glad you lik the pics and info - yes there have been Super Lamb Bananas, Penguins, Cows and now Rhinos - it is a cute idea to raise awareness and money for good causes!

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  5. Scarf Addict - Wanted to say thank you for sharing the wonderful pictures of Tower Bridge. I bet the Rhino Mania is a blast - like the cows, horses, and pigs before them.

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  6. You're very welcome Valencia - thanks for dropping by <3

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