Abigail's Graduation Trip Day #6
Major travel day today with alot of incredible scenery and experiences along the way. We awoke in Paris, France and took the metro train to the Gare du Nord station around 11am. I kind of led us astray initially - as we took the metro in the wrong direction. A little error-control - we were back on schedule. On arrival to Gare du Nord, we led our bags through the train station to the Euostar check-in. You have to go through a baggage screening and custom check-in before boarding.
The trainride was outstanding. About 2-1/2 hours to London. Extremely fast and estremely smooth journey - no issues. On arrival, we grabbed some British pounds and then went outside and caught the taxi we had reserved. Keith was amazing at setting this up. The cabby was waiting for us with the "Ohlms" name in the window. We took about a 20 miinute ride to our flat for the week
Our apartment (flat) is unbelievable - very comfy and spacious. We all have our own rooms, which is nice. Great location, as well. Although a little outside of the city - we are near a big tube station which can get us to downtown London pretty quickly.
After a quick snack at the station, we took the tube to Wimbledon. Awesome experience. We got some gear and headed into the "queue," a normally long line that allows people the chance to enter into the grounds without having already purchased tickets. We were really excited and surprised to only have to wait about 15 minutes before getting our tickets and walking in. There - we saw the end of the Federer game on the big screen, walked around the different courts, and watched a great mixed double match. It was awesome to see such a cool sports place that we'll all remember forever. We took some pics and headed back to our flat.
At this point, we were all pretty tired and hungry. We took a short walk to a great Italian restaurant and fueled up after a long day. The weather was beautiful and the walk around our new neighborhood was really nice. Looking forward to seeing some famous London spots tomorrow.
Living room inside our flat
Abigail and Madeline at the Wimbledon tube stop
Abigail, Kelly, and Keith watching the mixed doubles match at Wimbledon
The Ohlms' at Wimbledon
Abigail and Madeline at center court - where Roger Federer had just played
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Outside of our flat
Wimbledon Stadium
So glad the train ride went well. Great flat! Enjoy the English!! AK
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