Tag 129 'The Shire'

In 1998, Peter Jackson flew over New Zealand's "Shires" and could hardly believe his eyes when he saw Alexander's farm.

That's what J.R.R. Tolkien's classic work is known for. For millions of fans later, it found meaning.

Hobbiton, Bag End & the Green Dragon, Bilbo Baggins and Frodo's Shire.

We couldn't resist the temptation and so our budget melted and our wallet got more folds again.

"Once the tour plus the banquet in the evening", just like that, 48 person group complete.

Our guides delved into exciting anecdotes and so many unknown stories. 🤔 .....

What, the orcs are New Zealand soldiers? The ones with many dental implants?

Wait, the small round, red-haired uhmm... Gimli the Dwarf, in real life a giant, did you know that?

Dedicated fans listened to the episodes, their jaws dropped multiple times thanks to gravity.

Food and drink consumed, our bellies burdened many times over.

It was 22:45 when we sat in the Green Dragon, that's when a lantern parade blew the trumpet for departure.

Gandalf quickly called the Bagginses with their companions, Sam, Aragorn, and so many other bearded ones.

The stars shone upon us so clearly, like Peter Jackson's glorious idea on that day. Hop Hop into R2.0 was our hobbit hole that evening.

Postscript:

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them

Gollum was missing from my dataset, he was always "MY PRECIOUS".