The archived ramblings of my time as a world traveler up to my current life in Washington, D.C.Renaissance Faire
This weekend Kirsten and I decided to head out to Maryland and take in the wonders of Maryland's Renaissance Fair.
I had no idea what to expect, but it turned out to be a decent way to spend a Saturday afternoon. Kind of like a big county fair with a more interesting premise and fewer carnival rides. Also the largest collection of cleavage about to burst out of its constraints ever seen.
The jousting exhibitions held our interest for a time (it's got to hurt being hit by a stick while wearing metal armor and riding a running horse) but most of the afternoon was spent simply wandering the grounds of the festival, which are crowded with vendors.
There are the obligatory food and drink stands (the beer was thankfully not overpriced - $4 for a Sam Adams) where I had to purchase a large turkey leg to carry while we wandered. There were many different artisans, displaying wares from leather drinking mugs to hand-blown glass to medieval-style clothing to intricate jewelry. The people-watching, however, was the real attraction. Apparently many people see the RennFest as a convenient excuse to dress in whatever costume is close at hand.
The costumes spread across quite the chronological range. There were people dressed in the style of several different periods of the legendary English countryside, as well as some costumes that were only barely relevant: black leather goth outfits, raver fairies complete with wings and glitter makeup, even one Jedi knight complete with lightsaber (a different long, long ago and far, far away).
Females appeared to be far more likely to be costumed, and the costumes were all designed to show off the cleavage. Some of them followed up with lots of cloth the rest of the way to the ground, some followed with almost nothing. Just like Halloween, but with a more specific theme.
I had no idea what to expect, but it turned out to be a decent way to spend a Saturday afternoon. Kind of like a big county fair with a more interesting premise and fewer carnival rides. Also the largest collection of cleavage about to burst out of its constraints ever seen.
The jousting exhibitions held our interest for a time (it's got to hurt being hit by a stick while wearing metal armor and riding a running horse) but most of the afternoon was spent simply wandering the grounds of the festival, which are crowded with vendors.
There are the obligatory food and drink stands (the beer was thankfully not overpriced - $4 for a Sam Adams) where I had to purchase a large turkey leg to carry while we wandered. There were many different artisans, displaying wares from leather drinking mugs to hand-blown glass to medieval-style clothing to intricate jewelry. The people-watching, however, was the real attraction. Apparently many people see the RennFest as a convenient excuse to dress in whatever costume is close at hand.
The costumes spread across quite the chronological range. There were people dressed in the style of several different periods of the legendary English countryside, as well as some costumes that were only barely relevant: black leather goth outfits, raver fairies complete with wings and glitter makeup, even one Jedi knight complete with lightsaber (a different long, long ago and far, far away).
Females appeared to be far more likely to be costumed, and the costumes were all designed to show off the cleavage. Some of them followed up with lots of cloth the rest of the way to the ground, some followed with almost nothing. Just like Halloween, but with a more specific theme.
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