We packed up the family (minus our college student) and drove to Atlanta. We had a 2pm dinner reservation at Medieval Times. It's quite expensive without coupons, but we were able to find some discounts which made it more affordable.
We were seated in the black/white knight's section. Of 6 competing knights, this was our knight we were to cheer for. Since we didn't upgrade our seats to the "royalty" section that included flags, Eric bought us one to share. We waved it proudly from the 2nd row! Whenever our knight won a contest, like target or rings, he would grab some fresh cut flowers and throw them to the ladies in the audience. Our youngest was the recipient of a flower toss.
The meal was quite good, and plentiful. Garlic bread, tomato bisque soup, quarter chicken, roasted potatos, corn on the cobb, and lemon pound cake. Delicious! No utensils, though. We ate like guests at the kings table...with our hands. I can see why it's so expensive. They really put on a show with lots of staff working behind the scenes: the king, queen, knights, and all the event staff and animal trainers. It's honestly worth it for the experience to go once.
After all the battles to the death, our knight won!! We were so excited! We thought that would be the end of the performance, but there was one special treat left. The winning knight gets to pick a maiden from his section who is given a sash, crown, and the honors of being his princess. He hopped off his horse, bowed to the king for the royal sash, and came up the aisles to our little girl!! How special was that?!!! The queen gave her a crown, too, as a welcome gift into the royal family. She got a little embarrased, but it was sweet. There were so many people there, and what are the odds we would have that amazing of an experience. Here's her keepsake photograph of that moment. She gets to keep her crown and sash, too.
