Mt Maunganui to The Shire - Hobbit holes and views 2

Oyster Moon
Paul Foskett & Rhu Nash
Mon 2 Dec 2013 07:44

Some general views of Hobbiton.  On the right at the very top is Bag End and the fake oak tree.

 

 

More hillocky views of hobbit houses.  The one on the left has two beehives on the roof – so home of bee keeper.

 

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This could get seriously boring, it probably already is, so here is a selection of doors.  Some of them open to just enough to get a person through.

 

 

Real curtains at the window.  I thought they were painted on until I climbed up to take a closer look.

 

 

Looking down the hill towards the Green Dragon pub and mill and looking back up the hill to Bag End at the top.

 

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The bridge and watermill you can just see to the right in the picture above.

 

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Cute noticeboard and water mill from the otherside of the bridge.

 

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The Green Dragon has just celebrated its first annivery.  You can a pie or snadwich here.  No time for anything else as on your 1.5 hour tour you spend 30 mins here.  Talk about commercial operation.

 

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Window from outside and in.

 

 

Couple of themed notes in the pub.

 

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And farewell

 

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If you managed to wade you way through this look, have a little sympathy for me.  I have just had to wade through over 700 pictures.