It's been a long time since I've updated this. I came back from my 3 week winter trip to Morocco, Spain and France and was a little overwhelmed by the number of photographs and stories I had. It was simply too much to sort out and put onto this blog. Instead, I think I'll just post links to a flickr slideshow from each of the places I visited. Hopefully I'll get around to uploading the pictures from France soon. Find the pictures I have uploaded here:
Morocco (Marrakesh / Fes)
Morocco (Holga Camera)
Spain (Seville / Granada / Barcelona)
Spain (Holga Camera)
Now that the past is taken care of, let's get back to the present. This week has been a busy week for me. I've done the following in the span of only a few days: see the Queen in person, watch an England v. Holland soccer match and visit the Wimbledon grounds. Let's start with the Queen:
The Queen arriving at the Sommerset House (East Wing) to open up the new Law school building at King's College:
The Queen leaving:
Now, here are two pictures and a video from Wembley Stadium, where England played Holland in a "friendly" (a game that doesn't count towards or against either team's record).
I also was able to make a visit to the All England Club where Wimbledon is held each year. Stefan, his sister, his sister's friend and I all took a tour of the grounds. It was a pretty cool tour and motivated me to "queue" up for day-of tickets once Wimbledon rolls around. The grounds were a bit smaller than I was expecting, but very cool nonetheless. Oh, one more thing: you'll notice that none of the courts have nets or paint on them. That's of course because it's the off-season and the focus is on regenerating the grass. The machine you see across Court 1 and Centre Court is a sun lamp to help the grass grow during the dreary English winter. Also, if you can see, there is a thin electric fence surrounding both courts which is there to keep the foxes from soiling (pooping on!) the courts. England, to confirm the stereotype, does in fact have a lot of foxes. Enjoy the pictures below!
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| Court 1 |
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| Court 1 in the foreground, Centre Court in the background |
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| The court where Isner played Mahut (see picture below) |
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| Press Conference location |
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| The outer grounds |
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| Centre Court (the thing across the court is the sun lamp) |
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| Retractable Roof! |
