Friday, October 14, 2011
Special Shapes Glowdeo - Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 2011
Impressions of the Special Shapes Glowdeo, at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, on Thursday evening October 6, 2011.
This was a forced march filled with hazards. Having waited too long in the fair-food line for nachos, my sisters insisted we had to quickly locate the Butterfly, the Bees, and Spider Pig, which were located at the other end of the field. The field was rain-soaked, I had the video camera in one hand, the nachos in the other hand, a soda in the third hand, and a still camera in the fourth hand. And worst of all, for stumbling hazards, there were baby strollers everywhere! But we had a great time nonetheless!
What's the Spider Pig song?:
SPIDER PIG
SPIDER PIG
Does whatever a SPIDER PIG does
Can he swing
From a web
No he cant
He's a pig
LOOK OOOUUUTTT!!!!
He is a SPIDER PIG!!
Following the Special Shapes Glowdeo at Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta on Thursday evening, October 6, 2011, there was a Fireworks show sponsored by the Albuquerque Journal.
We were quite close to the firing site, and sometimes suffered fireworks fallout. At the start of the video, engine noise is from an idling vehicle trying to leave the parking lot.
Explaining meteorology with pulleys and chains. The "Albuquerque Box" (a mountain-valley circulation), which helps retain balloons in the Rio Grande Valley, rather than letting them blow all over the Texas panhandle.
Buskers
Crowds
Jumpers
Recruiting new Marines.
Approaching sunset, with only the uper half of the Sandia Mountains visible from the Fiesta midway.
Spider Pig!
Afterwards, fireworks!
Visit To The Western Base Of The Sandia Mountains
We were going to take the Sandia Peak Tramway to the top, but the Balloon Fiesta crowds were such that we decided instead to head to Bernalillo.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Visit To Fanta Se
Palace Of The Governors
Veteran's Cemetery first, then the Georgia O'Keefe Museum (see Breaking Bad post 3).
Unexpected foliage in Sena Plaza
St. Francis Cathedral
St. Francis Cathedral
St. Francis Cathedral
St. Francis Cathedral
La Fonda Hotel
Lunch at the La Fonda (A chicken dish, with mini-lentils, asparagus, and a red sauce. Yummy!)
Halloween-themed merchant display at the La Fonda.
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