In Between Days

Monday. 

Up at 7am to get up ready for our short break to Harrogate, We got the National Express to Leeds at 10am (after coffee at Caffe Nero) We arrived in Leeds at 12.15 and got the bus straight to Harrogate from the same bus station the number 36. It was a lovely warm day, and we went through Harewood and surrounding countryside. Very pretty we got into Harrogate around 1.30pm, and had a short walk to find the hotel. We went past the Everyman Cinema and because we had time to kill before we could check in we went in and made a booking for Practical Magic 2. Later that evening. Once that was sorted we wandered into the pub opportunity hotel The Tap. We had a couple of ciders and chilled out basking in the sunny afternoon. We checked in unpacked, and freshened up, then made our way back to the Everyman for dinner. I had a mini flatbread pizza, Kev had a burger. We of course had to have a couple of midnight margaritas (cocktails specially on the menu to compliment the movie!) 

It was a darling little theatre, with rows and rows of real sofas, really comfortable. Plenty of leg room and you could order food and drink while you were sat watching the movie. We had ours in the restaurant instead beforehand, but a great idea. 

We came out from there and made our way back to the hotel afterwards. 

We both loved the movie, Kev thought it was a stronger story than the first one. I thought that about the book too. I read them in the wrong order, as I read PM when the movie came out in 1998, not knowing it was the third one in the series. Earlier this year I read them all in the correct order. This movie is based on the fourth novel. Alice Hoffman is a wonderful writer, and I also loved her Bookstore family series too. If you've never read any of her books I recommend you give them a go.  

I thought this was a good adaptation of the 4th book, as much as a movie can with any book, but I always think the book is much better than the films anyway. This is a happy-sad story, in the same way that The Cure is happy-sad music. You will need tissues, and love every minute of the emotional roller coaster it takes you on. 

The hotel is decent, typical Travelodge, basic rooms, but great location for everything. We will explore a little further tomorrow.