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Trip to The Seam

The other weekend, my brother and I took a trip to the old mill village they filmed part of The Hunger Games. The scenes of The Seam, in District 12 (Katniss and Peeta’s home), in particular.
Naturally, I took a ton of photos. Here are a few of my favorites. Smile
(You can see more photos posted over at my Flickr account)
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Its an absolutely beautiful spot, and it was fun to walk around and see all the old homes. You could walk right up onto the porches and such (though some were rotted so you had to be careful!). It was well worth the trip. I’m making plans to go back at some point, because it was just that neat!
The one complaint I had though was that Peeta was nowhere to be found.
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So unfair.

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