TRA VEL New Zealand
New Zealand has one of the most majestic
landscapes in the world.
With it's flowing lakes,
rivers and snowy mountain peaks, it is a place that
has been kept mostly pristine from the outside
world.
Dr. Michael McManmon has travelled the world
and recently visited the famed Shire from the "Lord
of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" trilogies, directed by
Peter Jackson.
There and Back Again: A Trip to Hobbiton
by Dr. Michael McManmon
Set amongst the rolling, green hills of Matamata,
New Zealand, lies the Hobbiton Movie Set from the
award-winning "Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit"
trilogies.
tour.
"The Shire" can only be seen by booking a
'Bag End', hobbit hole.
Home of 'Bilbo and Frodo Baggins"
When I booked the tour, I thought I would see
a few burrows where these mythical
creatures, the hobbits, lived, but I was
surprised by the beauty of the hobbit holes.
Take a half hour ride off of the main roads and
you encounter these magical hills, which are
seemingly formed by giants.
The entire set is like a village lost in time. The
landscape is out of this world and even the
man made tree on the set looks authentic.
