It’s almost time for that amazing annual event in the desert, the Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico October 4-12 2008.
I went to Fiesta last year, and it was simply incredible. Do get the family there before sunrise at least one day, to see the flames lighting up all of the brightly-colored balloons. Later that day, do NOT miss seeing special performances at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center there in Albuquerque; they always have lots of activities during Fiesta that are kid-friendly.
Here’s a short video by Edwin Villanueva from the Viddler site (Viddler is another site like YouTube for sharing videos.) I thought he did a nice job of showing the variety of balloons, and how many there are.
Check the Balloon Fiesta video page for even more.
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This place is on my festival shortlist! Right behind the storytelling festival in Tennessee.
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Looks like fun, but I crashed in a hot air balloon once, so I’m not anxious to go up again. Seriously! It was 1978 in Houston, luckily we were fairly close to the ground at the time. The landing was botched, and the wind threw us down hard. We were dragged along the ground for quite a while. The pilot had a broken foot when was all over, I was pretty bloody, but what an adrenaline rush! I’ll have to tell you the whole story sometime.
Well, that’s certainly, um, motivating me to hop into a balloon.
@Jamie - you should go, it is great!
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I would highly recommend going for those that have not gone before. I was planning on going back this year but something came up at the last minute.
Hi Edwin,
Since you’re the guy who shot the video, it’s wonderful to see you here! Thanks for visiting.
Wow looks great! I work for the New Mexico Tourist Board in the UK but have never been - colleagues have been up in the balloons though and apparently it really is one of the best places in the world to do it.
If you go to http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/New-Mexico/71496410164?ref=ts you can become a fan of New Mexico. We set up and event for the Fiesta too.
I am hooked on your blog. Thanks for sharing the images and your insight about the places you have visited. I was thinking of this place recently, now I want to visit again.
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