{"id":1763,"date":"2011-03-24T07:09:51","date_gmt":"2011-03-24T14:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nettiesworld.com\/?p=1763"},"modified":"2017-06-29T10:06:13","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T17:06:13","slug":"renaissance-festival-student-day-part-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.adoptedjoy.com\/?p=1763","title":{"rendered":"Renaissance Festival Student Day – Part 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

The final pics of our excursion — and what an excursion it was.<\/p>\n

The jousting tournament finally finished, and the aforementioned hoards of humanity came forth from the arena, in a mad crush.\u00c2\u00a0 The royalty, whom I had been attempting to photograph all day, were coming towards me, and I tried to capture some good images, but man, they move so fast!\u00c2\u00a0 I don’t know how they do it carrying all those heavy costumes, either, but they do not mess around.\u00c2\u00a0 Wherever they are headed, they are on a mission!<\/em><\/p>\n

At last, I found Geneva with Elizabeth, beside the troubadours, putting on a little show of their own.<\/p>\n

Then more sights and sounds, including a nice couple playing the hammered dulcimer, a harpist upon whom I could not resist bestowing a heavenly glow, then we found Megan, and then (Oh Glory and Relief) I had a chance to sit down for the first time in 4 hours, while listening to the fantastic bagpipe band, Tartanic. Loved their fusion of sounds and bought two cd’s.<\/p>\n

While I was enjoying some fish and bagpipes, the girls ran off to the archery range, and later I found them giggling their faces off at the Insulter (where, once again, I was thankful for the restraints placed upon the staff for age-appropriate humor!).\u00c2\u00a0 After watching him get pelted with tomatoes for a while, we made our way to the exit.<\/p>\n

As we approached the gate, I could not resist one last photo of what for me, for most of the morning, was the most elusive sign in the whole place…<\/p>\n

(If you did not read my nota bene and other non-festival-related commentary, you can do so here<\/a>.)<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n