| My time in London was set right in the
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| | like a small town it was so big. I
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| middle of my month long overseas
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| | watched some games on the outer courts
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| adventure. From Christchurch, New Zealand
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| | first, had to pinch myself that I was
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| I'd traveled through Bangkok and onto the
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| | actually watching tennis at Wimbledon,
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| majestic city of London. Just flying over
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| | where were my strawberries and cream?
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| the area was exciting; looking down on
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| | After having some fun checking out the
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| the Thames River was great and for some
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| | speed of my own tennis serve I ventured
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| reason reminded me of the Eastenders TV
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| | towards the main courts, I managed to
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| programme.
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| | purchase some resale tickets to the main
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| After settling in at my sister's
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| | courts and ended up watching both Raphael
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| apartment I got some valuable sleep,
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| | Nadal and Andy Murray, couldn't believe
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| traveling can be great fun but the jet
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| | my luck! The atmosphere was amazing, even
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| lag can quickly bring you back down to
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| | for so early in the tournament.
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| earth. The next day I headed out to St
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| | The next day involved lots of time in the
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| Paul's Cathedral, it's an amazing
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| | underground and on foot as I made my way
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| monument and was well worth the visit.
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| | around London's Museums. I went to the
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| After taking the usual touristy photos in
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| | Science, Victoria & Albert, Natural
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| front of St Paul's I moved on to the Tate
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| | History and British Museums and
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| Modern Art Gallery. They had some really
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| | thoroughly enjoyed each one, just the
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| fascinating exhibitions on at the time
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| | buildings were impressive. I particularly
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| with some great sculptures and art work.
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| | enjoyed seeing all Egyptian and Greek
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| Heading out to lunch reminded me of how
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| | artifacts such as vases, statues and the
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| expensive everything is in London after
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| | Rosetta stone. It's a shame I had limited
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| you've exchanged New Zealand dollars to
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| | time because there was so many
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| British Pounds, after coming from the
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| | interesting things to see.
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| very cheap Bangkok; I realized that this
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| | For dinner we went out to the Ivy, a very
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| part of my holiday was going to be
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| | posh restaurant that my sister had booked
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| expensive. Holidays are all about
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| | well in advance. The food was good and
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| spending money though so it was time to
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| | the atmosphere nice, if not slightly
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| move on and spend some more.
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| | pretentious. After a few drinks at a
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| Being a huge sporting fan I was very keen
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| | local pub we meandered back to Clapham
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| to get to Wimbledon to watch some tennis.
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| | Common and my sister's apartment. It had
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| After the first day got rained off I
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| | been a great day of sightseeing and
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| decided to make the journey to the
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| | certainly one I wouldn't forget any time
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| grounds and see what my chances of
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| | soon. Luckily I had bought enough memory
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| getting in were. Turned out that I just
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| | on my digital camera to last me a
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| had to wait in line, a particularly
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| | lifetime because I was taking a lot of
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| massive line! Luckily waiting in line
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| | photos.
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| turned out to be part of the fun, I
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| | London is full of amazing sights and to
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| received my queue card, my official guide
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| | do it justice you would have to spend
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| to queuing handbook and numerous other
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| | weeks exploring its vast areas. The only
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| goodies that were dropped off to those
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| | problem is that it can take a long time
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| who were waiting so patiently. We waited
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| | to get from A to B so you have to be
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| in the line for an hour and a half in the
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| | prepared for some frustrating times
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| end which wasn't too bad, especially when
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| | whether it's delays on the underground or
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| you compare it to the other line of
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| | huge lines at famous attractions. Luckily
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| people who were queuing for good tickets
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| | you'll never find yourself disappointed
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| to the following days play!
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| | with what you find in London, it's a
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| As I walked into the legendary Wimbledon
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| | destination that should be on every
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| complex I realized that this was so much
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| | traveler's to do list.
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| more than a few tennis courts, it was
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