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Album:2017:01-06 Bagan-Burma:Balloon Ride
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Ron and Linda had just been to Bagan shortly before us and missed out on taking
a balloon ride over the city, so they generously gave us a balloon ride as
a wedding present. It was amazing.
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This is us,
in a balloon.
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Early early early morning,
breakfast before the ride.
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Start inflating the balloons,
with big fans
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And they rise..
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To scale
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Balloons in the field,
preparing to loft away
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Filling..
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Then the fire
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Balloon liftoff!
(and my failed attempt to look like I'm shooting fire out of my hands) [Video, 466.3M]
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Charlie succeeds at shooting fire.
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Happy wife
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Happy couple
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We take off!
[Video, 156M]
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Shiny wife,
looking at the take off
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Balloons rise to the sky
as the sun rises.
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Floating across the farms and temples
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The sun
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So many temples,
this big one not on any main roads
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Happy Dave
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Floating over the villages
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Zoom in on this photo
and start counting temples
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Looking down at the secluded temple,
only accessible by a dirt path.
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Count the temples
[panorama]
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Happy us
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The world..
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The balloons..
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Filling the sky
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And then a huge slew of more temples
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Endless
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Mass of temples
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The golden Shwezigon Pagoda
(just below and to the right of the balloon)
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Temples
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A video showing the view in all directions
[Video, 270.3M]
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A pan from the previous video
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Temples and balloons
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Amazing
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Another hidden temple
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Looking up the way
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The golden Shwezigon Pagoda
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Wow
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And wow..
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We fly over the Shwezigon
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It has a construction bubble around it
that makes the dome look out of focus.
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Balloons in the mist
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Video looking right down
at the Shwezigon, then off into the distance [Video, 127.5M]
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The villages
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We land...
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Back to the hotel!
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