This evening, after work and classes, there was an optional group outing to Wimbledon! At first, I wasn't really feeling it because it was going to take at least 45 minutes to get there on the hot, crowded tube, but I went anyway. When I walked through the gates, I felt like I was stepping into the movies or the tabloids. You see all these pictures of celebrities attending Wimbledon and it just felt unreal...granted they all go to the matches in centre court (where the top dogs play) and have massive entourages but still...
If you go late enough in the day, you only have to pay 14 GBP (comped by JMU thank you very much haha) to get in and see any and as many matches as you want, just not on centre court or courts 1 and 2. Mary, Tessa and I started out watching what I can only assume were junior doubles on Court 15. It was definitely interesting, but I wanted to see something really good. So we made our way over to courts 2-12 in hopes of seeing some real action.
We watched another men's double match for a while before trying to scope out Court 2 where Andy Roddick was playing. Before we knew it, his match was over (which he lost) and everyone was leaving. The guy who beat him walked right past us surrounded by cheering fans and protective bodyguards. It was crazy!
We then proceeded to walk over towards Court 2 just to see what was coming up next. To our excitement, the security guard let us in even though we didn't buy the wicked expensive ticket! We sat right on the edge and watched a mixed doubles game that was televised. P.S. we were definitely on T.V.!
After the match was finished, we made the long trek back through Wimbledon Park to the tube station. We were all starving by the end of the hike so we decided to eat at a Chinese/Indian place right up the road from the station. Plus, it was the only thing open at the time (9 p.m.). I got noodles that were extremely spicy and then proceeded to choke on one a little bit into the meal. My whole throat felt like it had caught on fire! I was coughing for a long time after that.
That was an eventful Monday. Tomorrow we are having a lovely group picnic in the park for dinner. Can't wait!
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