Evangeline Lilly and Dominic Monaghan in New Zealand
July 21, 2007 by Nikki Katz
Evangeline Lilly arrived in Auckland, New Zealand on Thursday with Dominc Monaghan and they’re planning a trip around the country, hoping to have some beer with the locals.
Lilly was coy about the details of her trip but it is believed the pair will visit Wellington and Queenstown and places where Monaghan spent time filming The Lord of the Rings in which he played a hobbit.
“I’m hoping not to do too much sightseeing,” Lilly said.
“I’d prefer to find a little nook, find a little town or cabin … go and have a beer with some locals, walk through the farms, pick wildflowers, write, read, be on my own. That’s what I need here. That’s what I’m looking for.
“If I was in Egypt or India I think I’d want to go and see the sights. Here, it’s more about absorbing the spirit and the soul of this place … ”
Lilly, who turns 28 on August 3, says she has wanted to come to New Zealand ever since she was taught by a Kiwi school teacher as a 14-year-old.
“He went home for Christmas, brought back a slideshow, told us all about his country. I fell in love. I swore on that day that I would move here and raise my kids in New Zealand.”
Evangeline returns to Hawaii next month to film the fourth series of Lost. I’m wondering if her relationship with Dominic will change.
Source: New Zealand Herald
Spot on, Dominic was having a beer and watching the NZ/Aussie rugby game last Saturday at wellington resturant and garden bar Southern Cross! It was cool to see him fit right in, I hope they both have a nice time in New Zealand