23 September 2006

Thames Festival

An annual event at the South Bank, this year blessed by excellent weather. The boat race involves rowing for 22 miles, downstream with the tide, and has some "traditional" craft including dragon boats and viking ships --The South Bank was transformed into a huge street marketwith gorgeous food, like this Caribbean stall with fresh fruit salad and coconuts and bbq corn and chicken -- Plenty of street theatre - the Bash Street Kidsand Strangelings, who did amazing things with a bicycle, an endless supply of bananas,and a straightjacket -- always wearing those long-toed shoes --
Elsewhere, a sandcastle competition at the riversideand giant soap bubbles, which every kid and many tall dads wanted to touch


1 comment:

Joyce said...

THat looks like soo much fun! I love street fairs and your pictures almost take me there.