Flying the Flag of Rohan
Originally uploaded by mark&june
Hello again! We've just had a fantasic day visiting Mount Sunday, which was famously used as the set for the city of Edoras in the Lord of the Rings.
Its in an amazingly stunning setting, surrounded on all sides by snow-tipped mountains and a grassy plain with blue rivers running across it. We climbed up the small hill to the place where the Great Hall was built, and learned a bit more about the making of the film from a very entertaining Kiwi tour guide. We took loads of lovely photos, including this one with a replica prop from the film.
Even if we weren't fans of the movies it would have been an amazing place to visit, but it was even more special to see all of the sights we recognized from the film (including the valley where Helms Deep was digitally inserted, only a couple of miles from Edoras, not a five day walk!).
Definitely one of the best days of the trip so far!
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