now that's a bunch of hot air

Did you know that Bristol is home to the largest ‘balloon fiesta’ in the world? Well, neither did I until I looked out my skylight window and a hot air balloon was flying nearly two meters above my flat…and then two and then three..four! Later in the evening thousands gathered for the 'nightglow' which entailed fire glowing balloons lighted up in sync with musical rhythms.


It was quite a sight because my flat is a conversion of an old church and some of the windows are stained glass (we even have a saint still on the roof above our kitchen--see pics). Well, that’s the word in Bristol. Random acts of kindness still occurring left and right here, too.

Its great to hear the stories of everyone's adventures in the blog. Happy Birthday to both Lionel and Michael today!