On the weekend of October 12th-13th, I made my perrenial jaunt to the Texas Renaissance Festival. The site had several new offerings including a new joust troup and venue, a greek food section with some tasty offerings, some excellent new acts such as the Minstrels of Mayhem and Wolgemut. There was also a new addition to the garden area. On the site of the old battle mound is the Roman Basilica. With some careful planning I managed to see a lot of shows and cover most of the terrain. No small feat since the area is over 55 acres. I even manage to do some socializing.

The previous description and all these wonderful images are brought to you by Frank Hui. Because of his devotion, I have nothing to add. --Robyn Sotherby

For information regarding the faire, check out the Texas Renaissance Festival's Official Website .

As Always... click on the image for a larger view...

Some revels after opening gate	2 of the strolling characters on cast	The Hat People. This place has chapeaux for all occasions and periods	Princess Whispering Dove from the Americas presented before Queen Katherine's family
Whispering Dove w/Cabeza de Vaca, a conquistador who has returned after several harsh years	2 members of court reciting poetry at the new Roman Basilica	A larger view of the structure	During the morning there was a maypole dance
Near the maypole is Treasure of the Incas. This place has many interesting ornamental objects	New to TRF is Wolgemut, a fun and energetic troupe from Berlin, Germany	Michaela, setting up an introductory tune	Stefano on pipes
On percussion, das Rota	Michaela tries out a new solo, but it's not going over well	Later he switches to pipes	Stefano doing a little dance to "Tequila"

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