It’s not everyday that you come across a 40 foot high, 50 ton mechanical elephant.

Rumours had been circulating on the Internet for a while that Royal De Luxe were going to be in town and this weekend they finally appeared along with the elephant and the little giantess who arrived and left in her spaceship.

It was an amazing show. The elephant is a sight to see, as tall as the London buildings yet so dexterous that it’s trunk can push tree branches to one side or be used to squirt water to make a way through the crowd.

With most of the streets in central London shut people wandered in the road, listened to the sounds of birds and church bells rarely heard on normal days. In some streets there were static displays, such as the line of cars sewn to the road with rope, the final car pinned there with a huge needle.

We had all come up for today’s show, a rare treat for Fhai away from work, and it was funny to watch the kids proudly showing off their knowledge of our central London haunts.

All too soon the show was over, the little girl climbed back into her space rocket the elephant, fuelled it from his trunk and magically she was sent on her way to another place….

More pictures here …