Imagine my surprise when I was met by this Victorian chap on a penny farthing!! With a little suitcase playing music from it! Everybody was laughing and what a wonderful sight!! The festival's theme was Victorian Music Halls and the Circus..... everything you could imagine, a chap spinning the decks with a top hat to children learning about the then new gadgets such as The Praxinoscope and The Thaumatrope!!! There were also puppeteers walking around, chimney sweep lads looking rather confused by my camera and the 21st Century, a weird little machine with horns and cymbals being honked and hit! Also traditional hand wound merry-go-round, coconut shires and lots of horse chestnuts being eatten (even a little early by Christmas standards)!!! Funnily enough all outside a traditional sweet shop..... of course it would have been rude not to pop in!!!
What a wonderful happy sight to behold!!
we love the fest and your pictures. how wonderful to see people in the street giving joy to others. Isn't it lovely to be a part of the festival and enjoy all those lovely treats!
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