Harrogate, England

Today the tour officially began. We got on the coach in Hythe at about 9 am this morning and drove north picking up passengers along the way. We arrived at our hotel in Harrogate at about 4 pm. It is a lovely old hotel.

The town of Harrogate has flowers everywhere. It is really beautiful. This is the roundabout in front of the hotel.

Across the street from the hotel is one of the many pubs in town. We stopped in here for a local pint after our long journey.

Tomorrow we visit Abbey house in Kirkstall which is rumored to have a set of Victorian shops re-constructed inside the house. And the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey are just across the road. Afterwards we will be visiting the Ackworth School where there is a large collection of very distinctive samplers.

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