Yesterday, Baba accompanied us to the
Texas Renaissance Festival. This was the first time we had gone in a couple of years and we all had a blast. The name is a bit of a misnomer; while there are plenty of Renaissance-related things to see and do, it's not purely Renaissance themed. Rather, anything that looks or seems quasi-European from the 1200s-1600s is fair game there (as you'll see from some of the photos below). For many it's just a good excuse to let their freak flag fly.
Nearly half the people there were in costume: knights, fairies, gypsies, kings, elfs, ogre... you name it. John and Mary dressed up as well.
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| Maiden Mary and Sir John with one of the locals. |
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| Mary and Baba on a giant swing (all the rides were man-powered -- no engines or electricity) |
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| John and Meg on the spinner (also man-powered) |
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| John, Chris and Mary on the Dragon Egg ride |
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| Meg enjoying the scene |
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| John getting his face painted |
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| The results |
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| Mary with her painted face |
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| All 3 painted faces |
