When departing through the castle gates, bringing your visit to the 16th century to an end, you realize that you ve come face to face with 100 s of colorfully costumed characters who have made you smile and feel at home during your stay. Walking through the human gauntlet of wenches, rouges, fire eaters, sword swallowers, jugglers, wooers, Lords, Ladies and mongers of all sorts, you recall your own audition that day for a role in a Shakespearean production. You wink at the marriage broker who would have had you betrothed to the mud beggar had you allowed. You shake the hand of a knight in full armour, wondering how he could possibly carry all that weight, ride a horse, and joust all at the same time. But, most important, you leave sensing that for at least a few short hours you ve left behind the cares and concerns of everyday life.
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