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Balloons,
Burritos, and Beers
August 3, 2007
Rochelle
 October
is just around the corner which means the skies above
Albuquerque will soon be filled with beautiful balloons
of every shape and size. That’s right the
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is just a
couple months away. This is one event you just can’t
miss. I went for the first time last year (2006) and
vowed to return.
The Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta runs from October 6-14th
and will take your breath away. There is nothing like
watching hundreds of hot air balloons ascend the open
skies above this must visit city. If you have a few days
to spare this October get yourself to New Mexico, you
won’t regret it.
It may sound tuff to get your butt out of bed to be at
Balloon Fiesta Park before the sun rises but I promise
you will be like a kid in a candy store. At 7AM Balloon
Fiesta Park is full of tens of thousands of folks with
coffee in hand and munching on breakfast burritos (the
best burritos ever!). The smiles and kind faces are
infectious as you wonder around balloons of every size,
shape, and color preparing for the mass accent into the
morning sky.
The mass ascension only last a short time but your
senses will be in overdrive for the rest of the day. By
9AM the beer gardens are full of revelers from all over
the world ready to chat and throw back a few. The
excitement of the morning will keep you going all day so
why not head off for a bit of shopping and dinning in
Old Town Albuquerque. You will leave will a happy tummy
and some amazing South Western goodies.
Make time for this one and book your hotel and airfare
now…I’m talking right now. It may be two months out but
hotel rooms go fast. Have a fantastic time at the
Balloon Fiesta and I will see you there. |
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