The History of Roland Garros

On today's episode of the podcast, Annie Sargent chats with Will Weider about attending Roland-Garros. The French Open takes place late May / early June at the Roland-Garros complex just west of Paris. This tennis tournament is part of the Grand Slam and attracts the world's best tennis players every year.

Table of Contents for this Episode

• [00:00:16] Intro
• [00:00:37] Today on the podcast: Attending Roland-Garros
• [00:01:10] Podcast supporters
• [00:02:05] Will and Annie on attending Roland-Garros
• [00:02:32] First trip to France
• [00:03:47] Mother’s Day in France
• [00:05:08] La Truffière
• [00:05:41] Chef PJ’s food tour in Mont Martre
• [00:07:46] Running along the river Seine
• [00:08:45] On and off bus tour
• [00:09:43] Getting bigger rooms in Paris
• [00:11:05] JÒIA par Hélène Darroze
• [00:13:51] Roland-Garros
• [00:15:16] How long in advance he got his tickets?
• [00:17:02] Getting around to and from the Roland-Garros stadium
• [00:20:19] How many courts?
• [00:20:35] Red clay
• [00:24:34] How long is the tournament?
• [00:25:24] When to get the best deals at Roland-Garros
• [00:27:14] How do you know who is playing?
• [00:29:02] Security at Roland-Garros
• [00:30:03] Getting to the stadium
• [00:31:14] When did they book the hotel?
• [00:32:12] Other tips for visitors who want to visit Roland-Garros
• [00:33:32] Zipper pockets pants
• [00:35:39] Outro
• [00:36:02] New patrons
• [00:36:38] France Itinerary Consult Service
• [00:37:12] Self-guided tours of Paris
• [00:38:16] Join Us in France Facebook group
• [00:39:13] This week in French News, Strike Day
• [00:45:49] Personal Update this week
• [00:46:38] Show notes
• [00:47:38] Copyright