Flying in France, 2002
Gloria Caeli and crew went to fly in the World Balloon Championship in Chatellerault. Though not officially competing in the Championship, she was declared "the most beautiful of all."
 This Danish balloon looked beautiful, even in the murky French skies. |
 Castles from the sky |
 Look! |
 Nice Estate! |
 Very pretty place to live |
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 Flying in the clouds, followed by Bertrand Piccard in his 1/7th scale model of the Breitling Orbiter, the balloon that first flew around the world. |
 Ah, love is in the air! (Shortly before Jonathan proposed to Tania...) |
 Helping pack up are Rick Jones, former BFA President, Jean-Michel, a local political leader and passenger, Jim Winker, former head of Raven Balloons, and Tania Goldfeder. |
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 Up into the clouds |
 Tania, beautifully tiedyed! |
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 Gloria Caeli and the "Little Prince" balloon |
 Tania in the sunflowers |
 Gloria flying over the remains of "le Vieux Poitiers" |
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 Flying local passengers |
 This little guy got LUCKY! |
 The inside view |
 Tania, instructing the local help in packing up |
 Many many many photos were taken! |
 Our friend Barbara Reed following us in the Lindtrand Cloudhopper |
 Balloon Glows are well loved everywhere |
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 Another castle, on the one sunny day out of nine |
 Floating over the lily pads |
 Tania and our good friend Romain Lignier, flying from Mercurey to Chalon sur Saone |
 This balloon was piloted by winemaker Guy Cinquin. His wife, Chantal is also a balloon artist. |
 Post flight celebration, after the sun had set and the crew finally found us |