Many of you people out there will be thinking: “Wait! This guy has been given two weeks in one of the most astonidhing places on this planet. Now he is gonna waste his time there by going on nerd tours about some odd fantasy movie? Why, oh why would he do THAT???”

Well, in general I agree with that notion. Especially after seeing some adds and talking to the people on the Edoras tour (most of them were beyond help), most of these Lord of the Rings tours are strange. They take you to some place, where a tree or a bush or maybe a rock stands that was seen in any arbitrary shot in the movie for maybe, say, 8s. Then they give you some props, you pose, get a pic, and everyone is happy. WICKED!

But not Edoras. While most places in the movie, Helm’s Deep, Minas Tirith, Lothlorien, etc, were heavily edited after shooting, the valley and the rock, where Edoras was built, are real. Of course, the whole set was removed and the valley returned to its original state, but that doesn’t take away the majestic panorama when you are actually on that hill. You don;t believe me? Check out this: