Day of the Rings

We spent a day touring the Lord of the Rings filming sights in Upper Hutt. Sadly the weather never cleared up. But, even through the rain we had a very pleasant time. 

Near the sight of Helm's Deep and Minas Tirith. 

This is the sight of the River Anduin. 

Here at a neighbourhood park they filmed the scenes for Isengard. This is where Gandalf and Saruman meet after the ring was rediscovered. 

 Our favourite sight was Rivendell. There are some signs commemorating the film. 

At Rivendell. 

Stephen giving homage to Sir Peter Jackson. 

The girls picked their favourite character. 

Lucy with her Hobbit. They are about the same height, but Lucy is a little taller. 

This arch is the only movie set structure still standing. 

A cool swing bridge near the Rivendell sight. Sadly the swing bridge didn't make it into the movie. But it looked too fun to not cross it. 

We ended the wet but fun day at home warm and watching Fellowship of the Ring. It was fun seeing in the movie the places we had been to that day.