A Circus Like No Other

It was fitting that on our last night in Moscow we went to the Circus. This was like no other circus that I have been to before. It is indoors in a dome—a one-ring auditorium. The performers are pure muscle, and we had seats so close we could see their sweat! The floor of the ring was concrete and it was interchangeable—the floor would disappear below and reappear in another form. Once it came up as ice for the ice skaters and seals. For the finale it was a 10ft pool of water that ladies performed water ballet in.

All the children had a wonderful time and loved all the lights and colors. The lions were also amazing as well as camels, parrots and even a toucan. The high wire was spectacular…we watched as it seemed they were right above us. There was also a live orchestra and many of the songs played were in English. After the show was over we took the metro train back to our apartment. So, on this trip we have officially ridden planes, trains and automobiles…what a huge world this must be for Andrew and Kathlena right now. I know it seems large to me!