The Green Dragon Inn is located at the (real) Middle-Earth at the
Hobbiton™ (gotta love those TM's, eh?) Movie Set near Matamata, New Zealand. It's a half hour drive from my house. As it's
the fictional pub in JRR Tolkien's Middle Earth, the Inn at Bywater has long been the favoured watering hole of many a thisty hobbit.
As a fan of The Hobbit since childhood, I've had a special and fantastic experience. Last night I played at The Green Dragon Inn with harmonica master Derek 'Haggis' Maguiness for a Christmas party. My good friend Lewis was also there telling stories. He's a professional storyteller. I think he summed it up best, in one word. Epic.
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| I saw the sign! |
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| The mill. |
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| Trouble at the mill. |
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| Barrel load of fun. |
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| Home sweet home. |
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| Bilbo's house is in the hill behind us. |
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| The Green Dragon Inn. |
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| The stables. |
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| Beautiful December weather. For those in the Northern hemisphere, Christmas in New Zealand is summertime fun. |
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| Street lamp. |
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| "A place to drink, a place to meet, a place to rest your hairy feet." |
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| Closing time. After an awesome evening on entertaining the guests, we relax at the bar. |
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| Cameron, from Scotland, gives us the thumbs up! |
Brilliant, Great to see you dressed for the occasion. I think if I lived as close as you, I'd be there every weekend! ;-)
ReplyDeleteMy kids love going there too. Hey, where you interested in Haldir? I may have a few more miniatures that you'd like also.
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