We recently got to go to Middle Earth. Well, technically all over New Zealand has been filmed as part of Middle Earth, but more particularly we visited Hobbiton in the Shire. Only a short drive away from Steve's sister's house!
What a magical place it is! I took many more photos than these but here is a sample.
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| Over sized gardens so the actors playing the hobbits looked smaller. |
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| Place where Bilbo hops the fence and says, "I'm off on an adventure," in The Hobbit |
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| The Party Tree (left) |
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| One of the party tents |
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| Bag End from a distance. It's under the tree on the left. That tree's not real, however, and every leaf has been sewn on by hand! |
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| The famous door!!! |
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| To the right of the door. Bench where Bilbo and Gandalf hang out. The wicker fence that you can sort of see was changed into a lower one every time Gandalf stood by it to make him look taller. |
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| My little hobbit next to Sam's home at the end of the LOTR. |
My phone battery ran out before we got to the town center and the Green Dragon. Every tour ends with a drink at the Green Dragon, an intricately carved place with attention given down to the smallest detail. Amazing!
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