The last days
before getting the ferry we spent hunting for Lord of the Rings movie
sets. After camping next to 'Lothlorien' forest (never had that much
wind before – Sammy (the car) and we inside, were shaken and
rattled all night long) our next stop was Rivendell – the city of
the elves.
But, except
for the panels, there is not much to be found. We didn't expect to
find any houses, because all the material was taken down after
filming, but still we were a bit disappointed at the lack of
recognisable places from the movies – the lack of anything, really.
There is beautiful bush around there, yes. But having the movie scenes in
our heads we expected to see some magic landscape surrounding the
place. Nothing of the sort. We learned from the panels that all the
background scenes with epic waterfalls and cliffs were filmed in
Fjordland and this 'Rivendell' was only the place they built the
houses. So, if anything, we might have been able to recognise this
tree over there or this patch of grass over there. So much for that.
We are looking forward to see the real landscapes in the South
Island!
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