Walk of Punishment
Sep. 3rd, 2017 09:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
luckykaaOur guide on our trip to Westeros was Thorn. A big, ugly, and very nice chap who does Viking re-enactment, and is an extra in the series.
Winterfell itself was fairly unassuming. It is a small tower and a couple of small buildings. The CGI wizards ad more walls and towers and make it look like a castle should look rather than how it does look. Fortunately Thorn was equipped with stills from the show, and could show us the bits that were real. It was a lot less obvious than Dubrovnik, but definitely the same place.
Next we had a bit of a hike along a soggy track, and up a hill to another tower. Did we recognise it?flickums showed her expert knowledge of all things Game Of Thrones, by correctly identifying it as one of The Twins. More walking led us to a hanging tree, and a few other bits of forest previously visited by Jaime Lannister and Brienne of Tarth.
Thorn also pointed out a particular tree that appears in the background a lot. I think I will be noticing that tree a lot in the future.
We stopped for lunch at a pub. I ordered a half-pint if Hodoor, because I felt I had to. Sadly it was a rather uninteresting pilsner.
Food finished, we were introduced to the direwolves! Thor and Odin, who play Summer Greywind. A huge surprise, since this was not actually advertised as part of the tour, because they can't always come. Flickums squeeled in excitement when it was mentioned we'd be able to meet them. They really are gorgeous dogs. A wolflike breed, with lovely thick grey coats, and a really nice temperament. We would have loved to have taken them home.
We had another brief excursion, where we got to put on cloaks, and pose with swords. Somehow, Flickums managed to get the one with black fur around the collar, and actually she did bear a pretty good resemblance to Jon Snow. Apparently Kit Harrington isn't that much taller (he's a little less than the 5'8" he claims). We went to a ruined abbey, that made a very fitting backdrop.
Last part of the tour was a drive to the forest, and then a mile or so trek to where the first scene of the series was shot, and then to where the Starks see the dead direwolf in episode 1. Another long trek along forest paths this time. It felt a bit of a trek, just to see a small forest clearing and a rock by a stream. Not sure the payoff was really there.
All in all it was a very enjoyable tour. Although we were suffering from very tired feet by the end.
Winterfell itself was fairly unassuming. It is a small tower and a couple of small buildings. The CGI wizards ad more walls and towers and make it look like a castle should look rather than how it does look. Fortunately Thorn was equipped with stills from the show, and could show us the bits that were real. It was a lot less obvious than Dubrovnik, but definitely the same place.
Next we had a bit of a hike along a soggy track, and up a hill to another tower. Did we recognise it?
flickums showed her expert knowledge of all things Game Of Thrones, by correctly identifying it as one of The Twins. More walking led us to a hanging tree, and a few other bits of forest previously visited by Jaime Lannister and Brienne of Tarth.Thorn also pointed out a particular tree that appears in the background a lot. I think I will be noticing that tree a lot in the future.
We stopped for lunch at a pub. I ordered a half-pint if Hodoor, because I felt I had to. Sadly it was a rather uninteresting pilsner.
Food finished, we were introduced to the direwolves! Thor and Odin, who play Summer Greywind. A huge surprise, since this was not actually advertised as part of the tour, because they can't always come. Flickums squeeled in excitement when it was mentioned we'd be able to meet them. They really are gorgeous dogs. A wolflike breed, with lovely thick grey coats, and a really nice temperament. We would have loved to have taken them home.
We had another brief excursion, where we got to put on cloaks, and pose with swords. Somehow, Flickums managed to get the one with black fur around the collar, and actually she did bear a pretty good resemblance to Jon Snow. Apparently Kit Harrington isn't that much taller (he's a little less than the 5'8" he claims). We went to a ruined abbey, that made a very fitting backdrop.
Last part of the tour was a drive to the forest, and then a mile or so trek to where the first scene of the series was shot, and then to where the Starks see the dead direwolf in episode 1. Another long trek along forest paths this time. It felt a bit of a trek, just to see a small forest clearing and a rock by a stream. Not sure the payoff was really there.
All in all it was a very enjoyable tour. Although we were suffering from very tired feet by the end.
