The Renaissance Festival came to Pittsburgh! Jan-Michael
and I had gone to the past two Renaissance Faires in California. I know Renaissance Festivals usually travel, but we had no hope of seeing it here. Well, we were wrong! My friend
April surprised me by taking me to the festival last weekend. It was "Royal Romance" weekend honoring prince and princesses and Shakespeare couples. So, although I have fairy supplies
specifically for occasions like this, we decided to go along with the theme and busted out some tiaras! Unlike the CA festival, the Pittsburgh one seemed to be stationary. Instead of tents
and make shift buildings, they had houses and castles that looked pretty permanent. It was also pretty cool walking through the "forest" to get from show to show, place to place- it wasn't just a cleared off field. We watched the jousting tournament (in which I was chosen to give our Knight a token- this is the second time I've been chosen for that?!), Prince Charming and Lord Dashing's show, and a really funny Washing Wench where men were soaked! April and I decided to pay for our photo to be taken with Renaissance clothing. It was a pretty cheap price, so we figured "why not?!" It was really fun. It ended around 6pm, so we stayed in the city and shopped. I'd say it was a pretty successful girls night out!
Here's a picture of Jan-Michael and I last year at the Renaissance Faire in CA.
This weekend, we attended a Civil War reenactment at a local winery in the mountains. We even had to take a hay ride to the encampment! Once we got there, a medic showed us how they would care for wounded soldiers of that time. Then, the woman 
held a tea party for us! I have no idea where these people come from, but they were really nice. Of course, we were visiting the Northerners. For some reason, we just never made it to the "rebel" camp =p After tea, we headed up to the battle field and watched gun fire and cannons! Yes, the south had a cannon! They made 
it so it looked like the South was winning, but then the North really won. It was quite a show! I probably took over a hundred pictures, but here's just a few. After the battle, 
we decided to forgo the itchy hay ride and walk along the vineyards to the car. It was about a mile or so, but we beat those who waited for the wagon!
The Renaissance Festival came to Pittsburgh! Jan-Michael 
and I had gone to the past two Renaissance Faires in California. I know Renaissance Festivals usually travel, but we had no hope of seeing it here. Well, we were wrong! My friend 
April surprised me by taking me to the festival last weekend. It was "Royal Romance" weekend honoring prince and princesses and Shakespeare couples. So, although I have fairy supplies 
specifically for occasions like this, we decided to go along with the theme and busted out some tiaras! Unlike the CA festival, the Pittsburgh one seemed to be stationary. Instead of tents 
and make shift buildings, they had houses and castles that looked pretty permanent. It was also pretty cool walking through the "forest" to get from show to show, place to place- it wasn't just a cleared off field. We watched the jousting tournament (in which I was chosen to give our Knight a token- this is the second time I've been chosen for that?!), Prince Charming and Lord Dashing's show, and a really funny Washing Wench where men were soaked! April and I decided to pay for our photo to be taken with Renaissance clothing. It was a pretty cheap price, so we figured "why not?!" It was really fun. It ended around 6pm, so we stayed in the city and shopped. I'd say it was a pretty successful girls night out! 
