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Medieval Faire of Wil, Switzerland
May. 25th, 2008 09:09 pmFirst the pics and then the blah... :)
Enjoy!
Well, what I can say now is that it was the right decision to go to Wil. It was both interesting and special. The only thing that really was lacking were more people in costumes as there were very few. Maybe in the evening more came, as then the 2 concerts would have been held, but then again I'm not sure about that.
The location was very nice, old town of Wil, and it was well organized, like... no cars allowed in there, etc.
Lucky for us they seem to not have been able to organize someone to sell entrance tickets etc. so we got in free - basically everyone did until maybe about 3pm and we were there at 10am. :)
There were many locals visiting, having the most curious expressions on their faces... I'm not sure this faire has been in Wil before. Maybe not? :)
Anyway... the stalls were good and very interesting. As you can see from some of the photos. :) We both did go to the palm reader! And she absolutely stunned me (well, and mum as well) because she got simply everything SO accurate. The things she pointed out were the important ones about me and definitely not some everyday stuff that you could say about everyone or tell from the way a person looks or some such. We were both very amazed! And she was a really nice woman, too, we chatted for quite a while and later again as I bought some of her self-made incense (a selection of herbs). I'd definitely recommend her (yes, to those of you who are reading this with some sceptical thoughts in your mind - I'm really serious about this!).
The food was nice, too, the tarte flambées were yummy, so were the plates you could get, for example with veggies, chips and several meats or ... fish and chips! LOL. I was delighted about this although I dare say this is NOT that much medieval. Ah well. ;)
The prices there were surprisingly low, too. Yay!!!
Drink was a bit of a... non-existent thing. You could get mineral water and some other such but nothing else. So in the end we bought the Kobold's Fire bottle (wild-roses wine) and shared it. Yay @ me for always having a pocket knife with me. :D So we could open it...
The sword fighting show was excellent - what with Freywild doing it. They really are very good.
We bought lots of yummy foods stuff... like breads and jams... as for jams there was a special stall from some couple who make them all themselves. Now to all those of you who might me making them as well, here are some excellent ideas:
- elderflower & orange
- wild rose
- strawberry & chili
They are absolutely delicious and the combinations are great. Elderflower takes the bitter taste of the oranges, so it's not the combination is a really nice blend. and as for strawberry and chili... ha! it is fire-ish, BUT the spicy taste disappears immediately as the acid of the fruits neutralizes it (so I was told :)).
We also bought a couple of things at the Celtic - Viking - stall, jewellery... I got myself a small arrow tip pendant (the sort that I can wear for work without horrifying anyone) and a beautiful green man pendant... and earrings. :) I was given a tiny pentacle earring for free *beams* and the guy there was really nice, packing everything into tiny silky bags and chatting away about this and that... :)
Well, all in all if I'd have to decide again where I'd rather go, Lucerne or Wil, I'd go for Wil again. I just found it more interesting for now and also found the location in a way nicer. Lucerne IS lovely, but I found it very crowded last time we went. I mean, ok, there were many people, but you also had nowhere to go but to leave the faire if you wanted to just stand aside and get out of the crowd. in Wil it was all a bit more *airier*, thus much more relaxed.
here are some interesting webpages, though I'm afraid they might be in German only:
www.freywild.ch
www.flammenherz.ch (= the Celtic Viking stall)
www.adas-music.de (we listened to a couple of songs by them when they played at the market :))
Enjoy!
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Mead & Fruit Wines - 24.05.08 - Wil, CH Do I need to say more? :) |
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Palm Reader's Stall - 24.05.08 - Wil, CH Runes, Teas, Potions... and Palm Reading as well as Tarot and Runes. |
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Lovely House Entry - 24.05.08 - Wil, CH *aw* |
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Sugar Nuts Stall - 24.05.08 - Wil, CH freshly made and SO delicious!!!! And you could try them all... :) Walnuts were a favourite. :9 |
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Adas - 24.05.08 - Wil, CH The singer of the band Adas chatting away to her new best friend. :) |
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Mum - 24.05.08 - Wil, CH The old town area of Wil is really beautiful! |
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The Little Ones Were Hungry, Too! - 24.05.08 - Wil, CH Tarte Flambée and fresh apple juice :) |
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Beautful - 24.05.08 - Wil, CH :) |
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Me - 24.05.08 - Wil, CH Me and a bottle of *kobold's fire*... it was wild-roses wine and it was absolutely divine! :) And rather strong. Good thing we bought only one to share. heeheeh |
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Swordfight 1 - 24.05.08 - Wil, CH That must have hurt... :p |
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Swordfight 2 - 24.05.08 - Wil, CH Well, I'll just carry you off the battlefield and then, well, you can't fight anymore. And there you go! :) |
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Swordfight 3 - 24.05.08 - Wil, CH Notice the *green* guy at the back? Lying there? :D By the way, this group's called Freywild. www.freywild.ch |
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Celtic - Viking stall - 24.05.08 - Wil, CH They had the most beautiful things! All those hanging around were made of lovely wood, the sticks as wel. And their selecion of jewellery was wonderful, too. |
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Tall Princess? - 24.05.08 - Wil, CH well, just a bit... |
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Cheers! - 24.05.08 - Wil, CH Someone was thirsty, too... :) |
Well, what I can say now is that it was the right decision to go to Wil. It was both interesting and special. The only thing that really was lacking were more people in costumes as there were very few. Maybe in the evening more came, as then the 2 concerts would have been held, but then again I'm not sure about that.
The location was very nice, old town of Wil, and it was well organized, like... no cars allowed in there, etc.
Lucky for us they seem to not have been able to organize someone to sell entrance tickets etc. so we got in free - basically everyone did until maybe about 3pm and we were there at 10am. :)
There were many locals visiting, having the most curious expressions on their faces... I'm not sure this faire has been in Wil before. Maybe not? :)
Anyway... the stalls were good and very interesting. As you can see from some of the photos. :) We both did go to the palm reader! And she absolutely stunned me (well, and mum as well) because she got simply everything SO accurate. The things she pointed out were the important ones about me and definitely not some everyday stuff that you could say about everyone or tell from the way a person looks or some such. We were both very amazed! And she was a really nice woman, too, we chatted for quite a while and later again as I bought some of her self-made incense (a selection of herbs). I'd definitely recommend her (yes, to those of you who are reading this with some sceptical thoughts in your mind - I'm really serious about this!).
The food was nice, too, the tarte flambées were yummy, so were the plates you could get, for example with veggies, chips and several meats or ... fish and chips! LOL. I was delighted about this although I dare say this is NOT that much medieval. Ah well. ;)
The prices there were surprisingly low, too. Yay!!!
Drink was a bit of a... non-existent thing. You could get mineral water and some other such but nothing else. So in the end we bought the Kobold's Fire bottle (wild-roses wine) and shared it. Yay @ me for always having a pocket knife with me. :D So we could open it...
The sword fighting show was excellent - what with Freywild doing it. They really are very good.
We bought lots of yummy foods stuff... like breads and jams... as for jams there was a special stall from some couple who make them all themselves. Now to all those of you who might me making them as well, here are some excellent ideas:
- elderflower & orange
- wild rose
- strawberry & chili
They are absolutely delicious and the combinations are great. Elderflower takes the bitter taste of the oranges, so it's not the combination is a really nice blend. and as for strawberry and chili... ha! it is fire-ish, BUT the spicy taste disappears immediately as the acid of the fruits neutralizes it (so I was told :)).
We also bought a couple of things at the Celtic - Viking - stall, jewellery... I got myself a small arrow tip pendant (the sort that I can wear for work without horrifying anyone) and a beautiful green man pendant... and earrings. :) I was given a tiny pentacle earring for free *beams* and the guy there was really nice, packing everything into tiny silky bags and chatting away about this and that... :)
Well, all in all if I'd have to decide again where I'd rather go, Lucerne or Wil, I'd go for Wil again. I just found it more interesting for now and also found the location in a way nicer. Lucerne IS lovely, but I found it very crowded last time we went. I mean, ok, there were many people, but you also had nowhere to go but to leave the faire if you wanted to just stand aside and get out of the crowd. in Wil it was all a bit more *airier*, thus much more relaxed.
here are some interesting webpages, though I'm afraid they might be in German only:
www.freywild.ch
www.flammenherz.ch (= the Celtic Viking stall)
www.adas-music.de (we listened to a couple of songs by them when they played at the market :))
