Need a cure for the February blahs? How about a trip to the circus?

Tuesday evening, Brumaire and I cashed in a late Christmas present at the Cirque d’Hiver, or winter circus. If you live in Paris, you’ve no doubt seen their posters in all over the place, but maybe you thought the circus was only for little kids. And well… Yeah, there are a lot of kids there, especially this week, since it’s school vacation. But we were surprised to find we were not the only childless adults in attendance: seated right next to us were an old mémé et pépé, and there was a gaggle of girlfriends across the way, not to mention assorted cozy couples.

Anyway, if you haven’t been to the circus since you were a kid, you owe it to yourself to check out this spectacle. The tigers were my favorite, but there were also seals, jugglers, tumblers, clowns, and even a high wire act!  The clowns were particularly intriguing, if you could follow the French -- apparently kids' shows in Europe aren't as constrained by political correctness as American ones are.  And the girls in the high wire act certainly weren't wearing very much!  

So, if you're looking for an afternoon's entertainment, why not try the circus?  It may not be the most high brow of theater experiences, but there’s something to be said for a group of people doing their damnedest to keep an audience entertained.