Okay, I got up at about 6 am yesterday and got myself ready. My friend arrived a little after 8 am. We left shortly afterwards.
It took over an hour and a half to get there. We stopped for some breakfast enroute, It began to rain hard, but it ceased raining by the time we got to the Faire in Lebanon, Pa.
We arrived shortly after the Faire opened at 11 am, got our tickets, and went in. I had no idea of how fun it would be! I thought it was going to be stupid and boring, but it was the exact opposite!
Their were a LOT of people! They were friendly, for the most part, and the performers were amiable and quite good at what they did. The age range of those who attended was from newborns to about age 80.
The first act we saw was a husband and wife team who juggled flaming ten pins, had trained dogs, and also juggled axes and midieval swords! The dogs were cute and jumped through hoops. The husband and wife were amazing as they passed flaming ten pins and axes to each other in a tandem juggling act. They were very good!
We also saw a guy who swallowed swords, a few people on stilts, a lot of people dressed as pirates ( That was the theme) and a couple of musicians at a show - one who played flute, the other, guitar. They performed quite well! I bought one of their cd's after their performance. They play old english standards and some original compositions, too.
Also saw a show with five women who sang, and they were fun! They got some guy from the audience and he had fun as they sang to him. The women were attractive and sang quite well.
There was a hypnotist show, and it was mostly the young ones who actually participated. They were funny! The Hypnotist...who was the same guy from the husband and wife team who had juggled the flaming ten pins and the midieval swords.... is an excellent showman! He had a group of about 20 people convinced that they were on a rocket to the moon, the opposite sex, and more!
We saw another musical performance, this one with a husband and wife who played renaissance era music. They were quite friendly, and played beautifully! They played only woodwind instruments.
The food was superb! I did get an upset stomach from eating too many strange foods but was able to buy some ant - acids, which helped.
The finale was just exquisite! The performers sang, danced, played period piece instruments, swallowed swords, fought a duel with flaming swords, made jokes and were in general nothing short of amazing!
At the end of the 80 minute or so finale, confetti was blasted out onto the audience. What a cool end to a wonderful day!
Yes, there was booze, and I had a glass of meade, which has a bittersweet taste, and a big glass of Lager, which was good! My friend had a glass of Lager, too. We both enjoyed it.
We both had a fantastic time yesterday.
If a Renaissance Faire is in your area, go if you can.
Here is the site to the Faire I attended:
http://www.parenfaire.com/
I'm glad I went, and will be going again in 3 weeks.
greedy southern boy... 
