Pics from My Tour of the AELTC

[kskate2]

Dropped into Wimby during my trip to London. They are in full swing getting the grounds ready for the fortnight. Lots of scaffolding and construction ongoing. They were actually planting the pretty flowers in most of the flower beds that week.

 

[kskate2]

Shots from the Wimbledon museum:

The voice aka Kader Nouni

The Wimbledon Library inside the museum

 

[kskate2]

Museum Part II:

 

[Federberg]

It's funny, I lived a 5 minute walk away from there for a decade and never bothered to visit the museum. Wasn't even aware of it! I guess it's like Big Ben. It's there, you know you can go and see it any time, maybe I did when I was a kid, but it's so long ago I forget!

 

[kskate2]

Museum Part III:

The trophies

 

[kskate2]

Roll Call:

 

[kskate2]

Court 15

Court 1

The Hill (aka Henman Hill or Murray's Mound)

 

[kskate2]

Court 18

Overlook

 

[kskate2]

The Broadcast Center

Centre Court. As is customary. They leave the scoreboard showing the final score from the previous year last match.

Working on the Royal Box

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Keli did you take a tour of Wimbledon? I dont think they let people just walk around their 'sacred grounds'
Great pictures by the way

 

[kskate2]

Keli did you take a tour of Wimbledon? I dont think they let people just walk around their 'sacred grounds'
Great pictures by the way

Yes, I took a tour. It wasn't very expensive. It was like 32 pds and includes a self guided tour of the museum. The grounds tour lasts about 90 mins to 2 hours and our guide was fantastic. She takes you around the best parts of the grounds. The only area we couldn't review was that catwalk and balcony where the winning singles player displays the trophy. It was being worked on.

 

[kskate2]

Last series of pics is the Cafe and Media room where the players conduct their pressers:

A wall for players to sign their names. I recognized a few.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Keli, Very nice pictures of this historic place

 

[britbox]

Excellent pics K.

 

[britbox]

Is that Naomi Osaka's dress K?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

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Is that Naomi Osaka's dress K?

Murat will also be interested see he is a big fan of Osaka Not!