LIONS

We were welcomed into the trailer and life of Martin Lacey Jr., the lion trainer, yesterday. He travels with 17 lions and 12+1 of them (13 is unlucky) are in the show. Such huge, intelligent and beautiful animals. I don't think they could find such love anywhere else. As he says, "It's my life, not a job". He told the story of on one show the circus put him in a hotel too far away from his lions, so took a sleeping bag and slept in the cage with his largest white male lion, one he has had since a baby. He explains, if they are unable to be in the wild, the circus is a much better place for them than the zoo. Here they have something to do, they are intelligent animals and don't want to lay around all day bored.


Today we complete the loop of Germany and head back to Essen for 4 days with Rob Torres, the American clown.





We have stumbled upon some wonderful Christmas markets. Lots of lights, bratwurst, and hot wine on cobble stoned streets. With large snow flakes falling, it couldn't get much better.