We are here again in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England for the Crime Writers' Festival and it is our third visit. We had flown into Leeds Bradford Airport by 9am and that gave us the whole day to collect books from the Post Office, pre-ordered from Amazon, and another pile from The Works. Included into that are two visits into charity shops and more 'target books'. It's a mission that we are on and the festival does not start until tomorrow night!
It is great to be in England and when we were waiting for the bus a few Jackdaws called, the sky was patterned with some blue, but predominately covered in clouds from dark to light grey. And then it rained a few spots and on the way it threw it down - great globules of it. I loved it and we did not get wet walking to the hotel. This town is beautiful with all the flowers, trees and buildings and it is an absolute change from where we live in Spain.
As sad as you may think that I am I have already listed the real pubs listed in C.A.M.R.A and know that we do not have to walk too far. Living in Spain I am nerdy about good ale and have no intention of missing out on the best there is. I do not waste my time in hotel bars that do not have a 'hand pump'.
We breakfasted in Wetherspoons with Eggs Royals for me and Pancakes with maple syrup and bacon. My one pint was Ruddles Best priced at £2.05 and Michelle supped a pint of Blonde at £2.69. This was for a total of £12.03p. What a bargain. How dare anyone say that England is expensive and free WIFI.
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