Hot Air Balloons, Balloons and More Balloons

It was a fiesta in Putrajaya hosting the 2nd International Hot Air Balloon 2010. This event will run from 18th  - 21st March 2010.

Balloon area will be opened to photographers for 2 sessions in a day, each session about 40 minutes. First session in the morning 7.45am and evening 5.45pm. To avoid more sun burn on myself, I decided morning should be great time only issue here was to sacrifice my Saturday morning sleep for this event. Overall, it's worth it waking up at 6am to drive 50km from my home to Putrajaya.

Laying out the balloon

Good morning to you....

Preparing to blown air into the balloon. See the fan on the left side

Looks like the fire coming out from the truck

The jacket was really nice but it was not on sale. I love it and wish
I had one

Darth Vader was the main attraction

Darth Vader goes up to the air. All the balloons will fly in a radius of 5km. Landing at another open area. 4x4 pick up truck will stand up at the landing area to transport the balloons back to the lift off area

We are up..up...and away!!!

Man pulling a hoist to stabilize the balloon before releasing