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I went to Hobbiton yesterday. AMA.
Did you have a second breakfast?
Yes.
I always have a second breakfast. I wake very early and have a very light brekkie, then sleep again, wake and have a second brekkie.
Today it was a little cornflakes and milk then second was some toast.
Did you go into a Hobbit house? Not sure I did that when I was there.
Yes, we went into a house, not Bilbo's house but another. It was very beautifully made and furnished. It wasn't that small as I think it was made for tourists, not as a film set.
Did you acquire a spoon?
No. I acquired a stein from the Green Dragon.
My German teacher was intrigued by the word Stein for a drinking vessel. Apparently that is not a term they use at all.
Acquired? Say no more.
They were given out to everyone. ๐บ
I acquired a peg from somewhere we stayed. Came in handy to seal chip packets on the run. It's now a momento.
I see what you did there.
Did you take lots of pics?
I'm glad you had a good time!
I took some pics. Not many.
Noice
Was Gandalf there?
No.
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The spirit of Gandalf was there. ๐งโโ๏ธ๐ฅฐ
Was it cool and awesome?
Yes and yes.
And did get it eat a meal there?
We did. We had the evening banquet at the Green Dragon.
The mini pavlovas with cream and raspberry coulis were particularly good and I ate two. ๐คค
What was your fav thing? Which part did you geek out over the most? Were the banquet staff in theme or just casual? Did it feel tacky or genuine? Was it crowded?
My favourite thing was the night walk with lanterns through the village.
Geek out? The biggest geek out was seeing how the paths of the location was designed to take good pictures .
And how props were just everyday things that were personalised for the movie. For example sets of kitchenware that were all different but painted to look like a set.
Banquet staff in casual.
Not tacky. I think the people who got most out of it were deep fans.
It was super crowded. We had four geeks in costume, I sat with them for drinks and they were so nice and so very very happy to be there.
I felt a little patronised but then I have to remember most people are not super geeks
the location itself is being slowly consumed by the New Zealand tropical environment
I love all of this, thank you! What a great insight into it - I love that there were people in costumes, I love when people go out and really get into stuff. That's cool how the layout helps people take good pictures.