Leah took off for 6 weeks between jobs. Besides moving to the bay area, Leah traveled through Europe. I volunteered to meet her in London. Bill chimed to also join in.
I booked us a large hotel room near Victoria Station. Once you learn how the tubes work getting around is easy.
Small world incident: while walking down a London street I saw a person from work.
The travel and life epiphany: for 1 day, Leah wanted to travel outside London and visit people she met earlier in her travels. OK, Bill and I will go to Wimbledon and met up with Leah later on. The Wimbledon tennis tournament was happening.
We hopped on the tubes heading south. Keep in mind we did not have tickets. We left the tube station and walked past the l-o-n-g line waiting to get into the tennis venue. Bill and I walked the small quaint village. We then walked over to the tennis venue, looking through the entrance.
A small, well-dressed elderly woman approached. She asked if we wanted any tickets for today. Bill and I answered, thanks no, we will not be here all day. She bid good day and walked away.
A moment passed then Bill and I realized what we passed up. This was not your average scalper. By the way she was impeccably dressed, we guessed she was a Wimbledon tennis club member. And it wasn’t like she needed the money.
By the time Bill tracked her down, she has already parted with the tickets. And we had a valuable lesson:
The answer is ‘YES’. Now, what was the question?
My London 1999 Pics
