Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2011

After we have finished visiting Saba, we made our way to the 3rd Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2011 (there you go - full name lagi).

welcome..

This time around, tak rasa nak naik balloon ride. Tak larat la nak queue panjang2. We just want to witness the participating balloons making their way through the Putrajaya/Cyberjaya air. It was scheduled at 5.30 pm. But then, disebabkan hujan dan cuaca pun tak menentu, so it was delayed and only at around 6.30 pm, baru belon start naik.

While waiting for the time, kami sempat round the area. Amongst the activities yang ada: 

 basikal roda tiga dan orbing ball..

Then we came to this booth. Harith and Hazeem wanted to try the wall climbing. Unfortunately sampai tengah dah stuck.. at last jadi hanging by the wall, with the rope pulling them up and at last rolling them down to the earth.



aksi2 mendebarkan.. ramai supporter kat belakang bagi semangat suruh panjat..

balloon ride.. punye la ramai manusia, ada yang dah start queue..

gerai2 yang menjual pelbagai cenderamata.. last year got myself a hot air balloon fridge magnet, tapi tahun ni tak sempat cari..

while waiting for the balloons, para gliders berterbangan di udara..

The best moments to witness. Belon keluar dari lori hingga naik ke udara.

belon dibentang atas tanah..

time to pump in the hot air.. first batch balloon to go up.. 

it's not an easy task.. team work is rule no 1.. and expertise..

ready to go up..

bila dah clear, other balloons pulak take turn..

On that day itself ada 24 balloons by the professionals yang akan naik ke udara. By this time, orang dah ramai. Most of the Putrajaya residences balik dari office and took the family nak tengok belon gak.

Antara belon2 yang ada :

By 7.15 pm, kami nak dah nak berangkat pulang. Keluar je tempat parking ternampak belon doraemon baru nak tegak. Comel sungguh. Tunggu jugak belon Darth Vader (ala2 seram gitu), tapi tak muncul2. Budak2 pun macam tak mau balik aje. Tapi nak buat macam mana, hari dah nak gelap. Tak tau belon tetap naik atau called it off for the day.

Hope that we can make it again next year :D