Matamata was sort of a nowhere place, even for New Zealand, but then along came Sir Peter Jackson, the rest is history, and unimaginable fame has come to this little regional/farming community. It's bearing up well, I surmise, and enjoying its role as the gateway to the Alexander farm and...the Center of Middle Earth on Earth...Hobbiton.
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| Well, Hobbiton is not exactly in Matamata, but... |
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| The Matamata I-Site (tourist information) |
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| Really small servings? |
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| But life goes on... |
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Anyhow, after briefly visiting Matamata (we needed to
print something, I think), we drove on to the Alexander farm,
10 or so kilometers away, the entrance to Hobbiton... |
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| Bought our tickets |
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| Visited the gift shoppe (a Weta outlet) |
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| Thus |
Amused ourselves with the assorted New Zealand memorabilia...
an All-Black Kiwi haka...
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| And awaited the bus that would take us to Hobbiton... |
2 comments:
$90 for a Monopoly set? Wow!
Kiwi dollars; about 80 USD. The time to sell peanuts is when the circus is in town!
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