Last Saturday my husband and I journeyed back in time as we participated in ELI's annual summer Renaissance Festival. I was impressed by all the costumes and activities so many people volunteered to put on for us.
When we first arrived, we saw fighters battling each other on the front lawn. We learned that each fighter's armour was made by the fighter, so each one looked different.
After we watched the fighters for a while, we looked in each of the tents. Soon we were asked to sit down at a strange-looking table to play an ancient game similar to Backgammon. People used to play this game to bet money. I would have lost money if I betted any, but my husband would have been awarded with some extra cash.
From there we wandered to the next tent. I was intrigued by the paintings and calligraphy a woman in a gold crown was making so I stopped to talk to her for a while. I found out that the 
awards she makes are presented to people in her kingdom that are receiving an honor.
Behind all of the tents on the back lawn was another sport. Painted archery targets had been set up. Aiming and shooting lessons were given to those who wanted to try shooting a bow and arrow. The targets were hit some of the time, but most of the time the bows went sailing into the grass.
Before we left, we decided to cool off indoors and listen to some relaxing music. We listened to two songs that were played on the harp. That harpist must have practiced many years to play that well!I hope you have a chance to attend a Renaissance Festival sometime-- it was more fun than I expected.
-All pictures were taken by my husband, Jon.
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