Wellington Airport has Hobbit-sized surprise for travelers
Our special correspondent to Middle Earth, Liliane Opsomer, is on hand this week at the premiere event of The Hobbit in Wellington, New Zealand.
We love these images of the luggage conveyor belt at Wellington International Airport that bring your bags through a Hobbit Hole. Can JFK and LAX learn something?
Wellington Airport luggage conveyor belt brings your bags back from Middle Earth, photos above and below, Liliane Opsomer
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