Saturday morning, Laurie and I jumped on the Metro System to partake of the colorful Vieux Lyon Renaissance Festival.
We headed to St-Jean Cathédrale for the end of the opening parade that started at Place Bellecour.
A Renaissance Festival parading into a medieval Cathedral Square, this should be really good!
Big Banners were a MUST!
Three Stately Gentlemen
led the way
One of many Flagmen
Great Flags!!!
The Landed Gentry
The Drum Line on the Cathédrale Steps
A Serf
THE BAND!!!
Horsemen
GREAT MUSTACHE!
A Baron no doubt
Tall People
Festive
A Rifleman
A Military Presence
I Liked the Beard
VERY Colorful Day
Drummers At Ease
All sorts of Banners
A Cannon at Last
Everyone was finally here.
Time for the Flag Show.
Let Her Fly
Twirl Them Too
Three At Once!
Flag Pride!
Will it come down?
BRAVO!!!
Flag Women as well
Good Guys
Not So Good Guys
Laurie wanted a pair of these ear rings
Peasant Mother and Child
what else . . .
After the parade was over, we visited some of the Renaissance oriented shops that had been set up in the Place nearby.
NO!!!!!!!!!!!
Lavender
Unknown Medieval Spice
Amazing Woodcarving
Long Live the Queen!
What a great festival!
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