Tag: Renaisssance Faire

• The Drums of Óbidos

  

  I had entered a time machine, not to medieval Portugal, but to my own youth in 20th century California. When the drums played in Óbidos, I could close my eyes and picture the parade at my Renaissance Faire

  Crystal Torres

  March 20, 2025

  Adventure, Connections, Creativity, Dreams, Education, Travel

  architectural aspirations, Óbidos, Berkeley Study Abroad, Black Point, castles, dreams, faire brat, guess you had to be there, history, home, It’s the community, last summer, life’s a parade, misspent youth, my adventures, my hometown, my subconscious is weird, no matter where you go there you are, Renaisssance Faire, Sacred Places, You never forget your first queen