Wimbledon 05

Well we made it to Wimbledon this year, which was great seeing we missed the French Open. The day was early with a 5:40 bus ride to london and then a tube to Southfields to walk to the tennis station.


Then it was queuing time. This took a couple of hours in a field near the tennis club.











Queuing















Still Queuing...


We managed to get in and purchase ground tickets, which meant we could go anywhere but court one and centre court. We decided to watch Taylor Dent as he was about the best player on the outer courts.








Finally in















Henman Hill as they call it. We watched a court one match on the big screen in the centre of the photo.

We also managed to watch a bit of Todd Woodbridge, which was excellent seeing this was his last Wimbledon.















Some guy returning Taylor dents shots.















Becky and becky watching the outer courts















Doubles on the outer courts















Me in front of the outer courts

The Paris Holiday Part 5, Disneyland

Well on the second last day of our Paris holiday, we finally made it to Disneyland Paris. The day was a little overcast so there were not too many people in the queues.


























Me in front of the Dumbo Ride














Bec somewhere in Disneyland















I was pointing at the cool jumping water.















Mmmm, toffee apples.

The Paris Holiday Part 4

After the Louvre, and the Musee Dorsey, we jumped on the Hop on hop off bus and managed to arrive at Cleopatra's Needle in Paris. Cleopatra's Needles are a trio of obelisks in London, Paris (Place de la Concorde) and New York. Each is made of red granite, stands about 21 metres (68 feet) high, weighs about 180 tons and is inscribed with hieroglyphs. They have nothing to do with Cleopatra.

I have seen the London and Paris Needles, only the New York one to go.


Next we walked to the Le Opera where the film the Phantom of the Opera was filmed. On the way we discovered La Madeleine. The basis for the design was the Panthéon.





















Don't I look Regal!!!

The Paris Holiday Part 3

Alright, where was I...


...Ah yes we went to the Musee D'orsey which houses a large number of famous pieces of art that I have seen in books.

A lot of paintings from modern impressionists including Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, and Dutchman Vincent Van Gogh; and Pointilist Georges Seurat.

Being a lover of impressionists, I was loving this museum.

There was also a specialist impressionist exhibition showcasing a lot of pointilism.

Look at those piercing eyes.
















Recognise this??
















Becs favourite.