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January 9th, 2020. Up early, to catch the #6 bus into town, where we would get onto the tour bus for Hobbiton.<\/p>\n

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Bonnie and Christina’s house has this art on the walls. Note also the clock permanently stuck at 9:45. There were sympathy cards on top of the case, so I was not sure whether this was something intentional. There was also a collection of fine corelware in the case.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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These New Zealand international stamps still have dry adhesive on the back that you have to lick.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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We got some cocktail sausages from Pak ‘n Save so we could have protien for breakfast. They taste exactly how they look, like red hot dogs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Waiting at the shop for the bus to Hobbiton.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The land around Hobbiton is naturally rolling hills. A pleasant hour’s bus ride, with Lord of the Rings and Hobbit clips playing on video.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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And corn is a local crop. This could be Farmer Maggot’s field.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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We finally made it into Hobbiton. Pretty popular.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A Hobbit-hole.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Forced perspective makes Merrianne look hobbit-sized.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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This is the only fake tree on site, on top of Bilbo’s house. It took 10 months to make. 200,000 individually-glued leaves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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On the bus back to town, we passed the machine that makes the giant toilet paper rolls.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n