The Adventures of Nico & Ash

Monday, January 5, 2009

Finally we went to Hobbiton.

The tour cost $58 (NZ Dollars) per person and we really expected alot

more value for money, which was just not there.

I recommend that you only go to Hobbiton if you're a HUGE LOTR's fan.

I like this picture. On the top left side is Bilbo's home.

It was the biggest home in all of Hobbiton.

I must confess that I wished that Hobbiton looked like it did in the movie.

But as you can see, it wasn't. The props were all pulled down and sent

to Wellington to either be shipped back to Hollywood studio's or be destroyed.

I hope not the latter.

This is the reason the movie was filmed here. Well not because of Nico and I :-)

But because of this tree and the lake that is next to it.

The Hobbit hole with the chimney is Sam's home.

This is the entrance to Bilbo Baggin's home.

Yeah I know what you're saying,.. it looks nothing like it.

On the top of the picture below, is the rest of Bilbo's home.

This is the lake where Bilbo's 111th birthday party was held.

The picture below is what it looked like for the movie.