I Totally Know What I'm Doing...: tourist

I cannot express how much I love Stephen for sending me this Girasol....it has become my travel companion. It's a blanket, it's a pillow, it's pretty much everything (okay, it doesn't do dishes, but that's about it). I've had a great time taking photos of it in different places and sending them back to him, it's like a Flat Stanley that can give cuddles.

Last week, I took the Girasol to Greece and showed it the sights. We caught some sun by the pool in Rhodes....

As well as by the Mediterranean....

Then took in the beauty of the Parthenon and the Acropolis in Athens.....

And then went to feel the vibes at the Temple of Dephi...

I may or may not have been there too....more of my photos to come...(oh, and the Elephants, can't forget those)

Editor's Note: I loathe Blogger...it has got to go, and this photo nonsense is ridiculous. I am in the process of fixing it, but I'm tired and I'm going to bed! Any recommendations for a better client?

Sad as it will make my local friends to hear, I have not given up my Elephant quest. By now they are all thoroughly sick of hearing about it, and even more sick of me suddenly going "OOH! There's an Elephant near here!" and dragging them off on a 20 minute detour. As of late, I've been doing most of my Elephant questing by myself. I've put a shiny new playlist on my iPod and off I go.
Here's the backlog of the Elephants I saw in my travels with Brian while he was visiting. Given the volume of photos, I'm making them super small. Click to embiggen.

May 12th:
Brian's arrival day, we started out with a nice tour through Central London, hitting almost all of the major spots, and picking up a goodly number of Elephants on our way. Trafalgar square is a goldmine of them, all sponsored by (as far as I can tell) Indian football teams!

#143 - Rajistan Royals
#144 - Kings XI Punjab
#145 - Mumbai Indians
#146 - Kolkata Knight Riders
#147 - Delhi Daredevils
#148 - Deccan Chargers
#149 - Chennai Super Kings

St. James' Park:

#203 - Grayson
#239 - Untitled
#85 - Sans Merci
#42 - Lahu Girl

May 13th:
Tower of London, Tower Bridge and the surrounding area

#124 - Elfreda - Tower of London (listed as being in Hans Crescent)
#65 - Burma - Holland Park Avenue
#176 - No More Plundering - Potter's Fields Park
#141 - Kids Co Elephant - Potter's Fields Park
#122 - Roselephant - More London
#100 - Carry on Up The Khyber - More London
#40 - Simply Yellow - More London
#28 - Cha-Chang - More London
#12 - Polka Dot - More London
#9 - Simply Gold - More London
#183 - Jaidayal (The Triumph of Kindness) - More London
#55 Cubelephant - More London
#95 - Elphas Maximus - More London
#48 - Decors - More London
#116 - Hornbill - More London
#47 - Tea Roses - More London
#81 - Marjorie - More London
#155 - The City in the Elephant - More London
#140 - Just Joey - Hay's Galleria

A few Highlights from this one, because some of the art was just extraordinary.

Inside The City In the Elephant and the back of Roselephant

Cubelephant with City Hall in the Background.

May 14th: Greenwich! Surprisingly, there were 3 out here...I'm wondering how many people will actually make the trip *just* to see the Elephants. Personally, I wouldn't have, particularly considering that changing from the Central to the DLR at Bank Station is an *ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE*. Seriously TFL.....work on that one.

#128 - Cotee - Greenwich Visitors Centre
#52 - Clair de Lune - Greenwich Visitors Centre
#5 - Piquant - Greenwich Central Market

May 16th: Hello Southbank!

#121 - James Bond - Queen's Walk
#177 - Utopia - Queen's Walk
#161 - Maureen - Queen's Walk
#121 - Sally- Queen's Walk
#157 - Deliverance - Queen's Walk
#61 - Shanti Haathi - Queen's Walk
#89 - Brrambles - Queen's Walk
#177 - Untitled - Queen's Walk

That last one is an 'interactive' Elephant, everyone gets to sign it! I took the opportunity to leave my mark.

May 17th:

The Harrod's Elephants! (Hans Crescent)
#256 - The BODYAMR and Zara Elephant
#75 - Colourful Hope
#99 - Buddy
#151 - Wooly Mammoth
#252 - Udata Haathi

May 18th: