Renaissance Festival

This weekend my friends and i made a trip to the Renaissance Festival for the first time. As you walk through the gates you immediately feel like you have been put in a time machine. you start to smell the incense that is burning through out the grounds of the festival. We didn't realize how intense and serious many of the shop keepers are about what they are doing and their parts. They fully transform into lord's and lady's. there are so many shows and attractions to see. There was actually not enough time for us to cover all grounds and shows during our visit. Everyone is dressed up in old clothes and speak like they did back in those days. What was surprising was that everyone was so nice, you get an immediate feeling that they are all like one big family. What was very entertaining were the hecklers. They will not leave you alone, whether its to pressure a man into buying a rose for this partner or simply just to pick on someone (nicely) for the fun of it. There is something there for everyone, sword shops, shoes, costumes, dancers, shows, pottery, jewelry, candles, incense, clock shops etc. there are also elephant and camel rides if you have the stomach for the smell. There are also the Lama's for the younger ones.  By far the best part of the whole thing was the variety of delicious foods from all over. We felt like all we did the whole day was eat. By the end of the day we were all stuffed from trying everything out. I would recommend that anyone free this weekend should go check it out since it is the last weekend until next year!

Texas Ren Fest