Renaissance Festival

Last weekend we took a relatively short road trip to the 43rd Annual Texas Renaissance Fair. Having never been to a Renaissance fair I was very interested to see what all was involved. I knew about the giant turkey legs, people in costumes, and jousting but did not realize the magnitude of the event. Unlike all other festivals, this is not just a fairground with tents set up, but rather an entire city built in the middle of the forest. The food is in abundance ranging from fair favourites such as elephant ears and chocolate dipped cheesecake on a stick to giant hickory smoked turkey legs and fried alligator. There are games, shows and a jousting competition. Overall the road trip was a success. If you have a free Saturday I would recommend going. Dont' worry if you arrive and are short on cash because believe it or not there are plenty of renaissance period ATM machines strewn across the city.

{John with his giant turkey leg}

{One of the very elaborate costumes}

{The Jouster representing France}