It isn’t too often that you get to wear a crown, eat food with your hands, and say things like “my lady” without getting a few weird glances. But if you are on a date to the Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament these things aren’t only accepted, but they are the norm!
This was our first trip to a Medieval Times experience so we didn’t know exactly what to expect, but it was definitely not like anything else we have ever experienced!
The first thing that sticks out is that the outside of the building resembles a massive castle. (Surprisingly not a normal sight here in Maryland. =) However, the inside of the building is just as interesting and surprising as the outside. There are attendants that are dressed in medieval garments that addressed us as “my lord and lady” and gave us our very own crown to wear. We were escorted through massive wood doors and into what looked like a large medieval arena, complete with a large sand filled “battlefield” in the center of the arena.
Our food was brought out and set in front of us. And it was definitely a feast fit for a medieval banquet! We had soup, bread, potatoes, corn on the cob, and something they called baby dragons but looked and tasted exactly like chicken ;)
The stands were divided into six different color sections and each section had a knight that represented that color, which made it extra fun to have a knight to cheer for and boo the opponents. The show was really amazing! There were shattering lances and sparks from clashing swords. They even had a real live falcon that flew around the arena and snatched objects that the knights tossed to it right out of the air! There were horses performing various tricks and feats just like they would back in the medieval times!
But the best part was definitely cheering on our yellow knight as he competed against the other knights in various acts of valor. Our section would cheer and go crazy every time that he won one of the competitions. (Personally I think that our yellow knight was the best knight there =)
Em and I had a great date night! I can honestly say that it was the first date that we got to wear a crown the whole night and not get interesting looks from other people ;) It was awesome to cheer on our yellow knight, eat some really good food, and make some lasting memories. (Now if only I can find a good recipe to make my own tasty baby dragon!)
