We had attended the Dickens Faire in San Francisco years ago, but we thought it would be fun to experience Dickens on the Strand in Galveston, Texas. This is an annual tradition for Galveston.
This is a fabulous view from the third floor of the Stuttgarden Tavern, a German beer garden. We ate on the deck overlooking the plaza and could hear the performers on stage. It was the perfect spot to eat lunch.
We were surprised how many people wore costumes and most of the costumes were gorgeous.
Also, the Dickens Faire in SF is very Christmas-oriented and this fair is not. Also, a lot less vendors, but a lot of entertainment.
This entertainer drew the face on the white board and then was able to make it talk and animate it. I have no idea how it worked.
Ari has fond memories of playing cricket in Australia when he was a kid. I have never actually seen the game played. Here at the Dickens faire, they had a section of the street reserved to teach people how to play and it was lovely. Ari got to bat and he actually managed to hit one of the balls a decent whack.
We were really happy we took the day off to go into Galveston and experience Dickens on the Strand. It was well worth it.
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