Elephants in London

@flapiz (22425)
United Kingdom
May 1, 2024 12:15am CST
I went to London the other day to do my Schengen Visa for Italy for my upcoming wedding this June. I came way too early and arrived 4 hours ahead of appointment time. While walking around and killing time, I stumbled upon this elephant haven. The place is called Spitalfields it is packed with food stalls, interesting crafts, clothes and it is full of elephant statues. As a lover of art and cute things, I found myself taking photo after photo until it was my appointment time. Oh how true it is that time flies when you are having fun.
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M Cheung
@Beestring (13472)
• Hong Kong
1 May
Sounds like an interesting place to visit.
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YoghurtGal
@flapiz (22425)
• United Kingdom
1 May
Indeed. They also some interesting goods for sale around the area.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (460346)
• Switzerland
1 May
Hello, it is so nice to see you back. Spittafields must be an interesting place where to spend time while you wait for your appointment. I thought to you a few days ago, thinking that your wedding day is coming closer.
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YoghurtGal
@flapiz (22425)
• United Kingdom
1 May
Hello Anna it was a great place it took away some of the stress. Yes the wedding is coming up and I feel really overwhelmed. It took me months to get a visa appointments slot. On the other hand I am really excited to visit Italy again.
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YoghurtGal
@flapiz (22425)
• United Kingdom
1 May
@LadyDuck The Philippine Consulate is no better. They do not even have photocopier and printer in site for clients to use.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (460346)
• Switzerland
1 May
@flapiz Those public offices are a shame! Imagine that it took 3 months to us to get our births certificates from Milan. The Italian Consulate is a shame!
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (135085)
• Roseburg, Oregon
1 May
What nice statues of the elephants. That was a nice place for you to have fun at.
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YoghurtGal
@flapiz (22425)
• United Kingdom
1 May
Truly. I had so much fun just looking around that part of me was sad when I had to leave. There were other installations there too apart from the elephants. Art does cheer people up.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (135085)
• Roseburg, Oregon
1 May
@flapiz Maybe you can go back some other day.
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YoghurtGal
@flapiz (22425)
• United Kingdom
1 May
@jstory07 I wish to go back for a date with Andrea some other day.
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Fleur
@Fleura (29274)
• United Kingdom
1 May
That's an interesting part of the city. I basically never go to London, even though it's not that far from here.
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YoghurtGal
@flapiz (22425)
• United Kingdom
1 May
If I had a choice I wouldn't too. But most of the government offices are in London. So I do my errands from time to time.
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Jessica
@JESSY3236 (19057)
• United States
7 May
cool elephant statues.
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YoghurtGal
@flapiz (22425)
• United Kingdom
8 May
They are very fun and creative. Here is another one.
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Jessica
@JESSY3236 (19057)
• United States
14 May
@flapiz That's so cute.
eli
@pitsipeahie (4417)
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2 May
I love elephant statues mainly because of my mother who loves them too. Growing up we've had small and big ones - porcelain elephant statues/figurines at home. They say to own one is auspicious.
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YoghurtGal
@flapiz (22425)
• United Kingdom
2 May
Oh that is a good collection to have. She must've gotten a big collection. I did not know that they were auspicious. Although in India they have a half elephant god named Ganesh.
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (18100)
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2 May
good share it looks like a good place to visit
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YoghurtGal
@flapiz (22425)
• United Kingdom
2 May
It was quite a lucky find and I definitely do recommend.