Knotts Berry Farm

Not that I couldn't find things to do in Anaheim, but I'm just not the kind who goes bonkers over Mickey Mouse and friends. Disneyland is a great place, no doubt, but I just couldn't bring myself to hang around the resort, and in short order, I found myself in Buena Park. While Knotts Berry Farm has its share of thrill rides and roller coasters, the thing that brought me here was more of a culinary adventure. Specifically speaking - Mrs. Knott's Chicken Dinner Restaurant.

Waded through the crowd and finalyy got my hands on a heaping plate of mashed potatoes, gravy, sizzling fried chicken like they make in the old south with plenty of crust, topped off with a slice of the famed boysenberry pie, buttermilk biscuits and some veggies. The ensemble made me totally forget where I was, and I dug into the food like I had never eaten fried chicken before. Maybe it was the exhilaration of finding good food after a tiring journey, or maybe it was just the good food... Whatever. Either way, I wiped everything off, and was in a half-a-mood to go in for seconds, but decided against it, at least for the present.

Maybe it would be better if I at least made a pretense of being a tourist, along with the other multitudes, and went to some of the more extraordinary attractions in Knotts Berry Farm. Checked out the Ripley Believe It or Not Musuem, with some totally whack-a-doo exhibits inside. Kinda dark, though. Still, I suppose as a tourist attraction, its a winner. Seems Buena Park has a lot of make-believe stuff, cause they also have this Medieval Dinners in the evening, where a bunch of tourists sit around a ring having dinner while knights in armor suits duke it out inside. Kinda freaky, but I suppose it should be fun.