Hobbiton
The Lord of the Rings is a special trilogy to me - it sparked my love for the fantasy genre and the films hold association to some wonderful memories. As I was growing up, my brother and I would enjoy watching them together and fantasizing about life on middle earth, and one quote from the series expresses how proud I am to have him as my twin: “I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the Ages of this world alone.” I have other happy memories going to a special friend's house, with my brother of course, to enjoy watching them as we all played a board game. So, as much as I love the books and the films as they are, it is the memories I have of escaping into the world of middle earth that fills me with joy. This is why, as Phoebe and I took the tour bus travelling along the farm road into the shire and the Hobbiton move set, I was unexpectedly overwhelmed with emotion and, embarrassingly, could not stop myself from forming a few tears. Despite fantasizing about it,...
