Alexandra, Nick, Jorja(Nick’s girlfriend), and I attended the Northern California Renaissance Faire on October 11, 2008. Renaissance faire’s take a step back into time. You will find faire participants and guests dressed costume. Costumes can be traditional or sometimes not! There are craft booths galore. The craft booths are limited to handmade crafts and crafts in the vein of what you might find in renaissance times. You will find many unique things and ren faire’s that you won’t find anywhere else! Food booths are also unique! Traditional wording is used whenever possible! My favorite ren faire foods are their cinnamon rolls…which put Cinnabun to shame! and also the lemon italian ices…served in a real lemon half! I also had some cheddar broccoli soup served in a sourdough bread bowl that was quite good. Moonie the Magnif’cent and Broon are two comics that we have been watching for years at the ren faire. We make sure we see their act when we go! They are always hilarious on their own and doubly hilarious together! There are live performances going on at various stages all through the day. I also enjoyed “Shakespeare’s bloody bits” a comedy rendition of the killings in Shakespeare’s plays by Albion Schoole Of Defense. Another show we watched were two brothers juggling which were charming and amazing. Queen Elizabeth is also present at the faire. She is carried through the streets or sometimes walks. She hold’s court in certain area’s of the faire. When the queen goes by all people stop what they are doing to pay their respects. We yell, “God save the Queen!”. There is also an area for jousting where the knights compete on horseback. Ren faire’s are always a feast for the senses, if there is one in your area, don’t miss it!

For more amazing photos from the Renaissance Faire please see my flickr photostream at:

http://flickr.com/photos/lauralovesart/sets/72157607970086321/