Valentine's Day at Medieval Times

Mom loves Valentine's Day.

You see, when she was a little girl, her Dad (who I unfortunately never got to meet) always took her to the Father and Daughter Luncheon with the Kiwanis Club held on the Monday around Valentine's Day. It was so special she kept right on going well until her twenties! That's pretty old.

Well Mom's not a Dad and I'm no girl and she isn't in the Kiwanis Club (though I hear they're a pretty good crew), but we keep up Grampa C's tradition in our own way.

We happened to see a discount coupon in the paper for Medieval Times and we knew right away this was the place for us.

Not everyone dresses up, but we do! Everyone loved our outfits.

The food is really quite tasty! Our server worried me a bit when he asked if I'd like to have "dead bird." "Is it cooked?!" I asked.

Mind you the tickets are a bit expensive, but you get quite a bit of food and you are of course getting sword fighting, lances and live horses for crying out loud! It's awesome! Sometimes we doc a star for major expense, but not this time. This is a Tynan Five Star Rating for sure!


There are some things to keep in mind. There isn't a coat check. Mom was stuck holding out coats, carrying our drinks, her camera and her purse. This was most troubling when I needed her to hold me when meeting the king and again hiding from beautiful girls who were admiring my handsomeness.

Also, the dungeon. Mom was sputtering a bit when it came to describing some of the torture contraptions. Apparently, some were placed in rather private places. Big Eewiiee!! So if you've got little ones who can't read, and you don't want to embarrass yourself reading the descriptions, or if your children are on the sensitive side, you might want to pass on the dungeon.

This place is so much fun we just might make a regular pilgrimage in February.

Happy Mother and Son Day.

Happy Valentine's Day.