Thursday 6 August - To open the 2009 International balloon Fiesta held at Ashton court, event organizers put on another of their infamous "nightglows". Although Ian and I watched a launch last year, the weather was so rubbish that we didn't see any of the nightglows but we made it to the opening one this year. It was a bit of a challenge to get there as the suspension bridge was closed even to pedestrians so we had to drive down to Ashton court and then walk a ways to get to the gate and then into the center of the grounds where the event was being held. We were 25 minutes late and sure that we had missed the display but in typical English fashion things were late starting and we made it just in time. It was an excellent display in which the Balloons lit up, using their flames, choreographed to music. It was beautiful to watch and a very unique event. There were fireworks after but it paled in comparison. It was a long trip home, first walking to the car and then driving the detour and then sitting in traffic, we didn't get home till midnight but we had a good evening.
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