Following a smoked salmon and scrambled egg breakfast, the coach was waiting to take us all to York. The last time we were here, we had a far better driver and so this one was rather disappointing, giving us little local information. Even worse, when we arrived in York we were told we only had three hours. I don’t call that ‘a day in York’. We found a walking guide but had to leave him half way through the tour which was a real shame. Mind you I was getting a little bogged down with all the Kings and who had taken control of York through the centuries. We had a quick lunch and then it was back on the coach again. We really wanted much more time there.
We also noticed last time we had half day in Skipton and another full day to Ilkley Moor and Knaresborough. This visit it has narrowed down to a half a day in Knaresborough. Oh well, perhaps we shouldn’t return to the same places. The hotel is still as good and so is the food! We had a lovely dinner and then walked to Harrogate Theatre. We always look to see if there are any live performances on. They had a comedy festival on and on this night it was Paul Sinha, chaser/doctor and stand up comedian. He is England’s top quizzer and is also a very funny comedian. It is very sad that he has Parkinsons. A very entertaining evening but when we saw him after the show he appears very quiet and humble, a lovely man.
He didn’t have his white suit on, just said “get used to it”!