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A Visit to the Shire

October 21, 2014 by Dee

One of the things that happens when I come back to NZ to visit the family is that we default into just having family time, we’ll go out, sure, but I never feel like a tourist in NZ, because, quite frankly, I’m not one… So it’s been lovely to have a friend visiting from the UK who was happy to be shown our little corner of the world.

If you know the Waikato at all you’ll know that our biggest attraction down here is Hobbiton… the set tour of the Hobbit village from Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movie fame… I’ve wanted to go for ages, and so today we went over for the guided tour which finishes with a beer at the Green Dragon pub… The weather was stunning, NZ in spring is green and glorious and it was a really fun way to spend a couple of hours… here’s how it looked.

NZ Landscape - Sheep on Green Hills.
NZ Landscape - Sheep on Green Hills.
The Mill House
The Mill House
Looking Back towards the Green Dragon Pub
Looking Back towards the Green Dragon Pub
The Party Tree
The Party Tree
Hobbiton Landscape
Hobbiton Landscape
Count the Hobbit Holes
Count the Hobbit Holes
Hobbit Hole
Hobbit Hole
Inside the Green Dragon Pub
Inside the Green Dragon Pub
The Green Dragon Pub from across the lake
The Green Dragon Pub from across the lake
Looking up the Hill to Bag End
Looking up the Hill to Bag End
Hobbit Hole
Hobbit Hole
Anyone home?
Anyone home?
Bag End
Bag End
Bag End
Bag End
Very Important Business
Very Important Business
Tree above Bag End (totally fake)
Tree above Bag End (totally fake)
Steps up to Bag End
Steps up to Bag End
The Party Tree and Lake
The Party Tree and Lake
The Party Tree
The Party Tree
The Party Tree
The Party Tree
Looking over the lake
Looking over the lake
Hillside view
Hillside view
Samwise Gamgee's house
Samwise Gamgee's house
Hobbit Hole
Hobbit Hole
Beautiful Gardens
Beautiful Gardens
Hobbit Hole
Hobbit Hole
Hobbit Hole
Hobbit Hole
Hobbit Hole
Hobbit Hole

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