By MOOK Scenic Spots Travel Life Network Editorial Department, compiled and reported by Liao Qiyu
Taitung’s Luye has just wrapped up its International Hot Air Balloon Festival. Every summer around this time, it attracts large crowds, especially as hot air balloons shaped like Darth Vader, bees, and clowns have become the hot photo spots for travelers this year. Since when, summer for Taiwanese people has become a season longing for the sky, filled with imaginations of flying.
Every early October, Albuquerque prepares to host the world’s largest hot air balloon festival. (Image source / Official website of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta)
It draws hot air balloon enthusiasts from around the globe and hundreds of thousands of visitors. (Image source / Official website of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta)
However, every early October,Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, gets ready to hold the world’s largest hot air balloon festivalwhere hot air balloon experts from all over the world gather, and more than 500 balloons prepare to take flight high into the sky. The annual hot air balloon festival lasts nine days in a row and has been running for over forty years. The designs of the balloons are wonderfully diverse. During the event, many come to take rides, or even those who prefer to stay on the ground can enjoy watching the hundreds of uniquely-shaped balloons float majestically upward—it's truly a thrill!
(Image source / Official website of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta)
You can see various uniquely-shaped hot air balloons ready and waiting to soar into the sky. (Image source / Official website of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta)
You can see various uniquely-shaped hot air balloons ready and waiting to soar into the sky. (Image source / Official website of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta)
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