Ringling Brothers Circus

The first time I went to a circus was when I was about 7 years old. I can't actually remember what age I was but I was pretty young. I vividly remember one of the acts coming out looking like a lion, but it turned out to be two people. I asked my mum and she said it was a Russian circus that toured at the time, and we attended the showing in Port Harcourt. Just FYI, Port Harcourt used to be a very bubbling town with lots of cool and artsy events. If it wasn't for the security situation, I know PH would have been as good as, if not better than Lagos.

Anyways, when I heard that The Ringling Brothers Circus was coming to Atlanta, I quickly sent a message to our family chat on Whatsapp  to see who would be interested. Everyone was, and we talked about going together as one group. Before we got a chance to buy tickets, Ringling Brothers announced that this is their final year touring! This is a company that has been in existence since 1871! They said that ticket sales have been declining over the years, and after taking elephants out of the act, the sales declined even further. A lot of animal rights groups are against using animals in entertainment, and this clearly affected the business.

As sad as I am to see this circus shut down, rendering hundreds of employees basically without jobs, I was glad we had the opportunity to witness the show. I posted photos and videos on Snapchat throughout the show, and I can say I thoroughly enjoyed the show. I wish the photos we took with the camera were better, but they're better than nothing, aye?

Going to the circus really brought back a lot of childhood memories for me. Have you ever been to a circus? I mean a real circus, not like Cirque du Soleil - which I have also been to.