Believe it or not, MT has a "dungeon" with authentic torture pieces, many of which were salvaged from period collections dating to the Spanish Inquisition. We breezed through there pretty quickly (as Elijah tends to have a rather morbid sense of curiosity and could spend hours listening to how people are wounded, maimed and broken in various capacities), but saw some really scary stuff. Knowing that many pieces were actually used only increased the "creepiness factor" as we wound quickly through the little lair, and needless to say, we were all rather glad to emerge from the other side. Amidst all the romance and revelry of the Medieval Age, there were some historical elements that truly made it a frightening time to be alive. And yet, set amidst the other elements present at MT, the dungeon only added to the mystique that we might actually have in fact travelled back in time for a few hours to a real Spanish castle in 750 AD.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
7th Birthday: "I'll Take 'Medieval Torture' for $300, Alex!"
Believe it or not, MT has a "dungeon" with authentic torture pieces, many of which were salvaged from period collections dating to the Spanish Inquisition. We breezed through there pretty quickly (as Elijah tends to have a rather morbid sense of curiosity and could spend hours listening to how people are wounded, maimed and broken in various capacities), but saw some really scary stuff. Knowing that many pieces were actually used only increased the "creepiness factor" as we wound quickly through the little lair, and needless to say, we were all rather glad to emerge from the other side. Amidst all the romance and revelry of the Medieval Age, there were some historical elements that truly made it a frightening time to be alive. And yet, set amidst the other elements present at MT, the dungeon only added to the mystique that we might actually have in fact travelled back in time for a few hours to a real Spanish castle in 750 AD.
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