Wimbledon

One of the things I thought would be fun to do while in London, is to see Wimbledon.  It is a bit away from the heart of the city, so a nice change from being around so many touristas.  One takes the Tube to near the very last stop.  We got off at Wimbledon Park Station.  From there we walked across a large park that has soccer fields, tennis courts(not part of the tennis club), a lake and a golf course.  There is also childrens playground equipment.  Once across we walked up the street to the Club.  It's quite large 45 hectares and has many facilities for club members, players and sports media. 

We took the tour for 18 GBP each.  It's more tennis than most people would want to hear about.  But you go inside court 1 and also Centre Court.  You also get to go into the interview room where the players are interviewed after their matches.  If you like, you can take each others photograph.  Everone did.

There is a museum you may visit after the tour and a store.  Across the way is a cafe which didn't look too good for us.  The two of us walked up to the village of  Southfields.  We exchanged some money at the Post Office there and ate dinner at The Old Garage Pub.  We boarded the train there and returned to our stop, Aldgate East. 

There are a lot more details of course, but if you find yourself in London it's a nice little trip to take
to break things up a little.  Now when I see someone being interviewed after a match I'll yell out, "I sat in that very seat!"  I can hardly wait.