Very early start which was help by the awakening cool air on the short walk to the tube. Unfortunately when you get in the tube it is fairly warm so the eyes return to their pre-shower, heavy state. A couple tubes and then we followed all the other punters to the oval queuing area. What a well organized show they put on! You are marshaled to your place in the line and given a card with your number (2151 for me). That ensured Bec and i we were going to see tennis as 6000 entry tickets are given away each day. So we spent the next 3 hours in line speaking to the locals, getting all the tips for the day, flicking through the paper, defrosting in the morning sun and having some breaky. The queue snakes into the Wimbledon grounds and the free promos and tennis trivia and challenges flow. After a quick airport like bag check you have tickets in your hand and you enter the royal facility. Again the organization is amazing (not to mention its cool that your allowed to take in a bottle of wine alcohol equivalent each person and all the food you want. I haven't seen that at many other events). All show courts for general entry are still closed until 10:30 and then a line of arm linked security walk the crowd slowly to prevent any mad dashes. I dodged my way to the front and got Bec and I two front row seats on court 3. There we stayed for the majority of the day and saw some very even matches boasting some skillful and entertaining shots. To complete the Wimbledon experience we took it in turns to walk around the amazing grounds and shop for the sweet essentials (strawberries and cream & pimms), and ducked under an adopted blanket for a minor rain delay or 2. All in all for 20 pounds general entry the day was a great experience as it would be for anyone that loves a sport and subsequently visits its birthplace. Well pleased!
pics are on flickr as well. MAH
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