I managed to talk my best friend into coming with me to Bonn, Germany to attend HobbitCon 3 in the beginning of April. And we had such a great time! It was so fun to be there; to see, hear and to feel the positive vibes among fans, actors and cosplayers. It was awesome!
We arrived late Thursday night on April the 2nd after a long day of travelling. The buss and plain rides went rather smooth, but we had some trouble once we came to Bonn. At the airport it took forever to get our luggage, plus we were pulled aside by airport security, who scanned our bags and asked why we were in Germany. Then we got a taxi to take us to the hotel. The taxi driver had some trouble with the card terminal, and we didn't have any Euro, so we had to drive around and look for an ATM machine. The taxi driver was not pleased with all the extra driving and detours, but it wasn't our fault that the card terminal didn't work. But we eventually got to the hotel safe and sound, ready to get some sleep.
We spent Friday the 3d sightseeing. We walked all the way from our hotel to Maritim Hotel Bonn, which took a lot more time than 20 minutes, like the receptionist at our hotel said it would. We walked through a beautiful park. The weather was so nice, and we took a lot of pictures.
Later we had dinner at a cozy restaurant called "Cartoon". Yes, we only went there because of the name ;) But the food was great and the service was good. I also treated myself to a drink at Happy Hour. And since I don't drink much, it didn''t take long before I got a buzz, ha, ha. We spent the rest of the evening relaxing in the hotel room with red wine, instagram and watching Lord of the Rings with all german audio. I tried to translate as I know most of the lines :p
Saturday the 4th of April. The big day! First day at HobbitCon! All excited, a little nervous and anxious to get started! We got ready for the convention, took a taxi to the hotel, and stood in a veeery long line to get registrated before we could enter "Middle Earth". So many people! Cosplayers and fangirls/boys, families and friends.
One of the first things we did after getting inside the covention was to have our picture taken with Graham McTavish (Dwalin). I was so nervous when meeting Graham, I didn't know what to expect. But I managed to shake his hand and say "Nice to meet you", and he complimented me on my outfit. The photographer counted down "3-2-1", and at the very last second, I decided to do the "horns" in the picture, which luckily turned out okay. You can take the girl out of the metal, but not the metal out of the girl, ha, ha.
We spotted a lot of great cosplayers, and what do you know, many of the actors too :) We didn't go and say hello or anything like that. We've all been asked to treat them "normal" so they could have a great time and enjoy the convention. No problem there; I might sound like a crazy fangirl, but I'm quite shy and would probably have made a fool of myself stuttering something completely meaningless, or something they've heard so many times before.
I met Luke Evans in the bar too. I was slightly drunk when I noticed him coming my way. I didn't want to bother him, and I though he would just pass me by, but then I blurted out "I love you as Bard!". He smiled, said "thank you" and shook my hand. And then he gave me a hug! Then I said "You are amazing", and he said "thank you" again and smiled his oh so sexy smile and left. That totally made my night (weekend - and days to come! OMG!)
I tell you, it was one happy fangirl drifting off to sleep that night!
Sunday the 5th, another fun day. We pretty much walked around and did what we did the day before; lookin' at merch, cosplayers and spotting the actors. Plus watching them on stage.
I was back and forth about having my picture taken with Luke Evans, but decided to do it. And I'm happy I did. I think the picture turned out pretty great. He was so sweet when he greeted me and made me relax right away :)
I also had my picture taken with Ken Stott who plays Balin in The Hobbit. Balin and Dwalin are my favorite dwarves. Balin is so kind and wise, and Dwalin is just badass!