Wimbledon 2004
Feb 1st, 2004 | 03:51 AM
#21
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Hi samejia
you should be fine with a small backpack - i always take a small pack or largeish shoulder bag with water and snacks as it is very expensive inside the club. security wise you'll have to be prepared to have your backpack searched (they search them all these days) but otherwise you should be fine, unless they change the arrangements from last year. most people have a bag with them and some even have their overnight gear (which many leave at teh left luggage facilities outside the gates). saying that though Over the past few years i've tried to limit what i take in so that i'm not stuck with a heavy bag all day. a bottle of water and a few snacks should be fine. 5and JJbhoy is right - five live also do great coverage of the tournament but radio wimbledon is the dedicated on site radio station so i prefer them!
Enjoy!
you should be fine with a small backpack - i always take a small pack or largeish shoulder bag with water and snacks as it is very expensive inside the club. security wise you'll have to be prepared to have your backpack searched (they search them all these days) but otherwise you should be fine, unless they change the arrangements from last year. most people have a bag with them and some even have their overnight gear (which many leave at teh left luggage facilities outside the gates). saying that though Over the past few years i've tried to limit what i take in so that i'm not stuck with a heavy bag all day. a bottle of water and a few snacks should be fine. 5and JJbhoy is right - five live also do great coverage of the tournament but radio wimbledon is the dedicated on site radio station so i prefer them!
Enjoy!
Feb 1st, 2004 | 06:31 PM
#22
Joined: Jan 2003
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Hi Sameja: I was so surprised last yr. A group at a table I was sitting at on "Henman Hill had a full-course meal with salmon and Champagne BOTTLES. I was so surprised because at the other tennis events ans many of the football stadiums in US wouldnt let us bring in cans or bottles. These English people told me they had been doing it for years. Also, there is a tram that takes you up the hill from Wimbledon. If you can get in at the other side, I think that line goes faster. Have fun.
Feb 6th, 2004 | 08:15 PM
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I have a hotel dilema. I've been working feverishly to try to maximize our air/hotel points for free nights. I've managed to get one of our flights for free. The hotel is trickier. I can get 3 nights free stay at the Holiday Inn Express Victoria or 2 nights at the Holiday Inn Kensington, Victoria or Mayfair. We've extended our stay to 6 nights total. The first three would be in a Holiday Inn. The next night would be at the Sheraton Park Towers in Knightsbridge for "free" with our Sheraton points. Then we'd pay for 2 nights at the Sheraton through our tennis package in order to get the 3rd center court seat we need for my daughter. The Holiday Inn Express is further from the Victoria Station than I thought. The other 3 hotels are worth more points. I can't figure out which one is closest to all the attractions if we want to walk. From the pictures, the Mayfair looks wonderful and it's the closest to the Sheraton but we'd have to pay for one of the nights..... I'm hoping the Express Victoria would work but I'm nervous about it. Has anyone stayed there?? Thank you so much... Susan
I have a hotel dilema. I've been working feverishly to try to maximize our air/hotel points for free nights. I've managed to get one of our flights for free. The hotel is trickier. I can get 3 nights free stay at the Holiday Inn Express Victoria or 2 nights at the Holiday Inn Kensington, Victoria or Mayfair. We've extended our stay to 6 nights total. The first three would be in a Holiday Inn. The next night would be at the Sheraton Park Towers in Knightsbridge for "free" with our Sheraton points. Then we'd pay for 2 nights at the Sheraton through our tennis package in order to get the 3rd center court seat we need for my daughter. The Holiday Inn Express is further from the Victoria Station than I thought. The other 3 hotels are worth more points. I can't figure out which one is closest to all the attractions if we want to walk. From the pictures, the Mayfair looks wonderful and it's the closest to the Sheraton but we'd have to pay for one of the nights..... I'm hoping the Express Victoria would work but I'm nervous about it. Has anyone stayed there?? Thank you so much... Susan
