As you can tell, I am catching up on some of the things Chris and I did before he left for home.
If you didn't know, the Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed here in NZ. The director, Peter Jackson, is from Wellington. The scenes from throughout the movie were filmed throughout the country. The film company was required to return the landscape back to its original condition once they had completed filming. Unfortunately, there were no scenes filmed in Nelson or its immediate surrounding area. However, the ring(s) were made by a jeweler here in Nelson. They are proudly on display there. Apparently, there were approximately 40 rings made for various scenes, wearers, etc. The jeweler gets plenty of foot traffic as a result of this.
The natural beauty of the scenery depicted is one of the reasons I wanted to come here. If you haven't seen these films, I highly recommend them.
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Hi Scott, I am enjoying your postings. Hope all is well. I am sure it is a little lonely with Chris and Brenda gone now. With respect to Lord of the Rings, just remember to avoid the all seeing eye and Mordor. I don't suppose you have seen Gollum around?
Mordor lies in the distance...
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