WIMBLEDON: I Queued For Centre Court ALONE!
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- Опубліковано 26 лип 2024
- As a fairly new resident to London, queuing for tickets to The Wimbledon Championships is something I feel I MUST do (at least once). Join me as we find our way into the queue and make the most of a 4.5 hour wait. It’s day 10 of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, we have high hopes and are about to find out whether or not our efforts have secured us the opportunity to watch Nadal play live.
#wimbledon2022 #queue #centrecourt
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Michelle Christine
(EP. 52)
You, watching him in Wimbledon, on Centre Court, and vs Taylor Fritz (which was probably the best game of the tournament)…
So yes, you've absolutely crushed your first Wimbledon queueing experience. I'm well jealous.
Great video and narration. Well done! ❤
Very well made! Appreciate your sense of humor :)
Great video and insight! They are limited to 500 tickets to centre court and you were 468 so well done for getting a ticket! Planning on doing this in 2024.
What a great video. Thank you for doing this.
Wow..amazing vid, and experience. I just came back from London and did the tour they offer. Next time, game time. :)
Quality vid of the whole Centre Court queueing experience, it's really appreciated. I've shamefully never been to Wimbledon, but will definitely give it a go this year!!
There’s always 2023! I entered the ballot - fingers crossed! Glad you enjoyed the episode.
That was a fabulous flog, really excellent. well done!
Thank you Chris! So glad you enjoyed coming along for the adventure!
You're a legend, keep it going !
Fully committed to the queuing process 😂
Nice Vlog! I remember quing for hours to watch Roger’s afternoon match!
Well done glad you had a good time.
Happy to bring you along with me! Was a great day!
Thanks for the video! I’m going to try my chances this time on the first day! Gets me excited
What’s the best time to be there according to you?
Fantastic! You are my kinda gal. Thanks. This was awesome.
Great video about Wimbledon :)
A good insight into a day at Wimbledon Michelle, it was certainly good to see some action from a low level seat instead of the view from a bbc TV camera. Being a night owl I don't want to be going anywhere to queue at 6 in the morning but following a vlogger like yrself gave me a bird's-eye view of Wimbledon and the several hours of queueing that it takes. I do find You guys with Yr channels interesting on Yr travels
For the insight of what to do and where to go and how to do it. I follow a number of vloggers and find their journeys and journals informative for future reference if I choose to follow the same path. Having watched vids on Scotland and in particular St Andrews which I visited for the first time in October I absolutely adored the place and managed to play the old course which I would thoroughly recommend to anyone. The Place has a real Vibe and I'm determined to go back and do it all again. Even for non golfers it's a great location for a few days away.
Cheers Michelle, I am a London black cab driver who enjoys Yr vids on our city
And other destinations. Where you off to next?
Happy to have you join our community! I entered the Wimbledon ballot for 2023 tickets - fingers crossed! UA-cam is a great place to explore different experiences and points of view. I'll be sticking around London over the holidays (headed to Windsor for Christmas), but will be off exploring again in the New Year!
@@ACanadianAbroadMichelle
Keep it going lady, you two living in canary wharf a while back I bet you were
Only too happy to get out and over to Ealing. Having driven through the wharf countless times over the years i could never imagine living there. I look forward to your next vid.
Your fabulous keep going 👍👍😘💐
You got to see one of Nadal's most heroic matches, with broken abs, & without a serve.
Nadal's intensity is next level! I was so impressed with his grit despite the pain he must have been experiencing.
Hey hey! Super helpful (and enjoyable) vlog!! QQ where did you stay hotel/area plz? 🙌🏼
the only time I remember queuing like this is for the 7th book of Harry Potter outside of barnes and noble from 4:30 AM onwards, to pick one copy on the day of its release. me and my dad took blankies and those foldable chairs with coffee and hot chocolate. it was super dark with crickets croaking, and insanely cold.
Great vid
Thank you! Glad to have you join in on the fun!
You’ve “done” London; You’ve “done” the Jubilee and now you’ve “done” Wimbledon! Wossnextven? FA Cup at Wembley? Test Match at Lords - England v South Africa soon! Oooh one thing you should really go to - the London Marathon! The start at Greenwich and IF you can (in the olden days, you could! The Marathon Roads were only closed temporarily now it seems it’s all day, so driving up there, as we did, as a deffo no go 😥😩) the end bit at the Mall…the atmosphere on the day is just sooo fantastic! Everybody cheering the athletes and those who are running to support their charities, the lunatics in costumes (the runners in rhino suits! Running for the protection of those beautiful creatures) - it is just a “lovely day out” (and once again, you will see the die hard supporters who have camped out the days before, just like the “Royal Watchers” 😉
- I think this year’s race is in October but it’s usually held in March/April
So - one important question - are you enjoying being “almost British”? - you’ve got the early morning, getting an early tube train, queuing and getting excited about “things” down to a fine art!
Oh, and you’ve holidayed in Spain too! ‘Winks 😉’ British!
Jellied eels and pie n mash next…??
I've been seeing a lot of hype around the London Marathon - definitely sounds worth checking out! I couldn't imagine running in a rhino suit for THAT LONG LOL What a question Helen! I wouldn't dare consider myself ''almost British'', however I feel less and less like a newbie with each adventure I take myself on! I'm even learning my way around parts of London that used to make my head spin. Jellied eels... well... I'll try anything at least once haha!
Hi Michelle, if you're open to suggestions for out-of-the-way places to visit in London, may I suggest the following?
1. Postman's Park near St Paul's Cathedral. A quiet little public park that contains the Wall of Heroes, a collection of tiles with the names of people who saved a life.
Quite moving.
2. Ye Olde Mitre, a pub down a narrow alley in Ely Court, Holborn. Dates from the 1600's.
3. Crown Passage in St. James's,
a little village between two blocks of buildings, with shops and a pub, The Red Lion, reputedly used by King Charles 2nd to meet Nell Gwynne.
Love your videos.
Always open to suggestions - thank you! I've added these to my list - I've been wanting to film in some less well-known places around London and these are very intriguing (and I actually know where they are - finally! LOL).
@@ACanadianAbroadMichelle glad to hear it, hope you enjoy them😀
I’m coming from the US this year and queueing! Thanks for this video. Helps a lot. Will be there for round one day one.
same! are you going as early as she went?
@@CooperCoal Yes. that's the plan.
Ah! I'm going on day 3 so second round matches, also queuing but gonna start queuing on day 2! how about you guys?
@@manishasubramaniam1127 i'm first round matches on the 7th. still debating what time I want to get there
Hi here, just a bit lost. Hoping someone can guide along.
I wanted to know can we queue up and buy tickets ( centre court/court 1)for next day or another day in the week?
And How do we get to the queue/ closest station from Paddington.
Most enjoyable. I had no idea how it worked.
Neither did I - I felt a bit nervous going into it, but turned out to be a WONDERFUL experience!
Michelle! This is SUPER cool… but a David Beckham sighting?!?! Are you kidding me?!?! That’s insane 😍😍😍
Mr. Beckham was chatting everyone up around him, smiling for the cameras and I saw him interact with people in the crowd more than once. We were, however, disappointed not to see his wife LOL
I want to come to Wimbledon next year. I was fortunate enough to see Roger play in Cincinnati in 2015, will never forget it! Where did you stay when you were there?
My wish I ll be with you at Wimbledon one day that too watched Nadal playing Live is great experience of life time. Hope you ll visit again
I hope you have the chance as well! I plan on going again next year - may even camp out the night before!
@@ACanadianAbroadMichelle 👍Amen I ll be with you I m a tennis coach like to see Djokovic vs Nadal vs Federer with you next year🤞👍
Hey, thanks for the great video and explanation. I m going to queue next week Monday (1st round). I will queue alone and try to get a ground ticket. Any idea when I should join the queue? Currently I plan to be there at 5:30 am - thanks in advance for a hint! 🎾
Wonderful vlog! Super helpful, may I pls know how much u had to pay for the centre court?
Hi there. Thanks for the content, love it! Traveling solo too and I will be in London for 2.5 days in early July. Do you recommend getting the ground pass the day before for the day that I want to attend (perhaps the next day)? Will that speed up/give me a higher chance of better chances at better courts? Thanks in advance.
From a fellow Canuck.
Ah so happy to read your comment! I'm queuing this year too and flying from Vancouver! I'm queuing a day before to get the best CC tickets!
I'll be queuing extra early this year can't wait
Eeek! Excited for you! You’ll have to let us know how it goes.
@@ACanadianAbroadMichelle I definitely will thanks for the comment means a lot
@@ACanadianAbroadMichelle your video was also really helpful thanks
How much is the ticket cost please?
I'm going 7/2 to 7/4 so the first couple of rounds. Do you think the same amount of wait is required? I'll wait as long as I need to. And yes you crushed it? Thanks
Terima kasih videonya terbaik
(My rough translation) - ''Thanks for a great video''
Thank you Asyraf - glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching :)
(My translation attempt again) - Terima kasih telah menonton
@@ACanadianAbroadMichelle 👍😊😊
Hi, how much did you paid? :) thanks
Bloody hell, you was lucky...
No kidding!
@@ACanadianAbroadMichelle I know people who have tried for the Centre Court tickets for years...... I didn't know this year they did away with the ballot box, it's estimated they get near on a million trying for Centre Court.. You lucky Bar steward....... But, well done......
Are you going this year as well ?
I am the one like you, all on our own.
So do let me know if we can plan something together
Can I purchase two tickets at the queue? Say my wife doesn’t want to wait the queue…
So, boys in shorts, then
Plenty of shorts on all kinds of folk
@@ACanadianAbroadMichelle Shocking. I bet they weren't wearing a tie, either. Standards are slipping. Country's going to the dogs
Game set and match to the Canadian abroad. ps.... Nice blog 😉 🎾
So glad you enjoyed it! I was really excited to publish this one - love bringing you all along on these types of adventures with me.
@@ACanadianAbroadMichelle Last night at the
proms would be a hoot ! for an event to attend.
or better still a blog about.... your husband treating you to a meal in a posh restaurant
of your choice. hopefully you have a posh dress to wear.😉