One of the more interesting events around the Houston area is the Renaissance Festival. About an hour's drive from town is a little East Texas town called Plantersville. Just before arriving at Plantersville, on the left, there is a huge entranceway that suddenly appears as a break in the pines. This is an entrance that will lead you to a transformative domain, back in time to the European Renaissance.I've known about the Festival since my college years, when one of my brothers had several friends that participated. He described a world apart, where fantasy gives birth to a place of escape...from which some fail to exit (mentally at least).
It was not until 2008 that I finally got around to visiting. By now the place has become a substantial money-maker, giving it a more commercialized feel as opposed to the cultish, clubbish atmosphere of yesteryear. Still an interesting place.
This is the sign that one sees upon entering the arched gateway where tickets are sold. It states that firearms are prohibited. After going into the property there are signs that tell what you can and cannot do with the swords, clubs, and truncheons that most openly carry...
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