Medieval Times

One of the fun places my parents took me to on one of my visits to California was Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament, in Buena Park. The tables are rustic -- with benches instead of chairs. The food is served medieval style, without utensils -- garlic bread, tomato bisque soup, roasted chicken, sweet buttered corn, and herb-basted potato (wet wipes are provided). Everyone gets a paper crown, color-coordinated according to which side of the tournament arena you're seated in -- which "team" (knights, jousters, etc.) you are rooting for. The king and courtiers are seated above one end of the arena from which they announce various parts of the competition. It's really a lot of fun. 

It's not a good venue for taking flash pictures, as there is a plexiglass shield between the audience and the dirt-floor arena. (Some of these pictures were taken at Buena Park, where we were seated in the front row or two. Some of them were taken from farther up in the stands when Alan and I went to Medieval Times in Florida.)