Within 24 hours of returning from my Amalfi Coast adventure with Kate, I left again to meet Mom in the UK. It was a quick turn around of laundry (if that's even possible in Italy) and a luggage repack to head to the airport.
On our first full day in London, Mom and I dragged ourselves from bed around 4:30, walked to a nearby train station, and made our way to Wimbledon. We met a couple of fun Scottish ladies right at the train station and shared a taxi with them to the infamous queue. By 5:30 AM we were in the line, with queue cards to show for it!
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| The first 1500 were able to get Centre Court, Court 1 and Court 2...the rest wait for Grounds Passes. |
The entire system was unbelievably organized and the idea that we could get in line for a major sporting event and buy tickets for only 20 pounds is incredible. We were able to get on Wimbledon grounds before they were officially open for the day and waited for the stewards to let us run towards the other Main Draw courts. We made a dash for Court 12, which was slated to have a Men's match on first. We were able to get seats straightaway (I feel like my summer in the UK has helped me develop a more British vocabulary!) and were then told that the instant you left your seat, it would become available to someone else. So, no bathroom breaks allowed. Then Men's match was Jerzy Janowicz v. Jurgen Melzer and went the distance, ending several hours later after 5 sets of great tennis.
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| At our Court 12 seats- Centre Court in the background |
Here are some other pics from our day at Wimbledon!
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| the queue... |
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| Janowicz- after his win! He made it all the way to the semis this year. |
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| Waiting for the stewards to let us on the grounds! |
We also spent a little bit of time up on Henman Hill watching the Murray match. There wasn't a spot to be had on the main part of the hill, but we found a little corner off to the side and made space for ourselves.
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| from the top of the hill |
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