Wimbledon & Madame Tussads

To be able to see something in real life, which you've admired for ages on TV is a dream come true.

The Wimbledon tour was exhilirating to say the least, for the both of us. We were not allowed access to Centre court due to the work on some hi-tech roof (due to launch in 2009) but we were taken to the players area, the members area, the brodcasters area, the open lawns, views of the multiple courts and finally to Court no. 1. The entire court is protected by electric fences to keep wolves, dogs & pigeons from straying.

Just being there is such a thrill, I can imagine what it must be during the championships. The entire campus feels elite and I am sure its a joy spending time here during Wimbledon.

We spotted the Rolex clocks which had just arrived. These will be put up on the main courts. A lot of equipment was at the gates and preparations are picking up steam.

From Wimbledon we made our way back into the city at Baker Street, which has a Sherlock Homes statue for his address of 21 Baker Street, to get to Madame Tussads.

Madame Tussads is quite interesting. Some of the wax models are really quite good. Julia Roberts, Morgan Freeman, Queen Elizabeth are some which are as good as real. Amongst the Indians represented, Gandhi is barely close to the real thing. Shah Rukh, Amitabh and Aishwarya are pretty average replicas.

They have a pretty good set from Pirates of the Carribean and Johnny Depp looks cool. The spirit of London is a pretty nice train ride within the complex.