Bucket list, check.
Last year when Mom suggested that we all head over for Wimbledon, it took 0.0002 seconds for me to think about it before screaming yes! Almost a year in the making, I crafted a trip for me and the family (and Tomato, an honorary Buddha) that had a little bit for everyone. I’m going to tell you all about it, but first, the reason that we all went over.
Wimbledon.
I’ve mentioned it a few times on here, but tennis, it’s a thing in our family. Years and years of lessons kept us on the court for 18+ of them (and counting), and so it was time to let the pros show us how it was really done.
We arrived on Sunday afternoon, tired from not sleeping well on overnight flights, and hungry. We thought we’d get ourselves in the mood in a very English way and get us in the mood for tennis the next day. Claridge’s Wimbledon-themed afternoon tea was on the ball.
Blueberry mousse filled tennis ball, that is.
Well fed and ready to go the next day, to the All England Lawn & Tennis Club we went.
If you want to go to The Championships yourself, you can 100% go over and get into the grounds for free the day of play. I actually did that with Treacle way back in 2005 and it was loads of fun, but this was a special occasion, and we wanted tickets to one of the show courts and opted to go the route of one of the hospitality suites. Our table was set at The Lawn.
Where we were wined and dined before our Court 1 matches started.
Strawberries and cream, obviously.
Scallop tart, a favorite of everyone at the table.
Seafood platter, among other delicacies. 
Raspberry mille feuille.
And of course, we had to stop by again later that afternoon for a proper tea.
While we are usually all about the food, there was one star of the show that we were thrilled to see.
As if she needed an introduction.
We also were pumped to see Simona Halep, Novak Djokovic, Coco Gauff, Zhang Shuai, as well as some great doubles.
Needless to say, it was a dream, and I wouldn’t be surprised if we all found ourselves back again.
Until next time!
First image up top courtesy of Tomato.
