My in-laws, from Mumbai, India, visited us earlier this summer. Being their third trip, they'd already seen the usual suspects (Niagara Falls, Finger Lakes, etc) and we were on the lookout for something different. The Sterling Renaissance Festival, aha!

As soon as we crossed the gates, it felt like we'd time-traveled and entered "an authentic English Renaissance Village." We walked around in a daze, looking away from the ˜normally' dressed people who were a constant reminder that this was merely a festival. What struck me the most was to see how much effort had been put into recreating the atmosphere and how splendidly they'd pulled it off. And I couldn't help thinking - wow, all of this for a couple of months?

That thought didn't last very long as I walked around and got absorbed in the activities that swirled around me.

The pictures can replace my thousands of words to give you a glimpse of the period:

The Village

The Clothes and Shopping

The Games & Rides

The Grand Finale - Joust Aplaisance

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