Indeed it was a
SUPER early wake up . . . we were out the door before 5am! Why you might ask? It is the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. When we started walking around the field it looked like this . . .
. . . and then the sun started to come up . . .
. . . and the first balloon lifted off . . .
Don't ask me why the
Wicked balloon was the first to lift off; I am sure there is some reason but have no clue. Now what amazed me the most is you could just walk right up to the balloons even as they were lifting off. I was totally shocked but it was cool. And then Mass Ascension started and hundreds of balloon lifted off . . .
I found time to be silly and have fun . . .
. . . and just like that everyone left and the balloons started to return in the trucks to wait until the evening lift off. We were back at the hotel by 11:00am and took a brief nap before heading out to explore the Nob Hill area. We drove up and down Route 66 and loved seeing the old signs.
I had read many great reviews of a restaurant called Thai Vegan . . . oh yes, it was vegan but most importantly it was Thai and yum yum yummy! Of course I was no where brave enough to taste the vegan soy chicken so stuck with Veggie Spring Rolls! We decided to go back to Old Town and just hang out at a restaurant to visit, eat chips and salsa, and people watch. It was a great ending to a fast and fun weekend. Tomorrow we must return home and get back to life.
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