We belong in Hobbiton

As wished upon by my sister, within the first week we went to Hobbiton. Took a tour "bus" Bush and Beach (10/10 recommend), which took about 2 hours to get there from Auckland; stopping for morning "tea" and ice cream on the way back. Me not having seen any Lord of the Rings movies or Hobbit movies I couldn't enjoy everything as much as my sister but she was greatly excited. The scenery was amazing & I highly recommend taking a trip out even if you know nothing about it

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We were lucky enough to be able to get a few drinks at the Green Dragon & proceeded to have a nice buffet style lunch; the food is a different array of tastes from what we are used to in the U.S but still delicious.

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