| For centuries, man has been mastering the art of | | | | created a popular fascination in the art of hot air |
| flight in a hot air balloon. From its humble beginnings in | | | | ballooning. |
| the form of unmanned balloons in Chinese history, to | | | | Hot air ballooning has experienced much growth over |
| the possibility of similar flights in Peru some two | | | | the years, and has gained much popularity as a |
| thousand years ago, there has been noted evolution | | | | recreational practice the world over. In the 1950s and |
| in the practice of flight via hydrogen-filled airship. The | | | | 1960s, modern hot air balloons were pioneered using |
| act of successfully carrying a person on a flight | | | | on board heat sources. Today, people see the |
| began to take shape in the 1700s in Europe when | | | | practice as one of fun and adventure. The |
| hydrogen-filled balloons gained popularity as a safe | | | | exhilaration of lift off and the feeling of floating |
| and stable way to lift the balloon into the sky. It's | | | | above the earth is a sensation that one must |
| only proper to appreciate the evolution of flight when | | | | experience for oneself. Though the hot air balloon is |
| one understands the obstacles overcome in achieving | | | | undoubtedly not for everyone, most find it to be the |
| it. | | | | sort of event that they look forward to scheduling |
| The hot air balloon is seen as romantic by some and | | | | again in the future. |
| is often used as a setting for wedding proposals. The | | | | No matter what one might seek in scheduling a flight, |
| traditional champagne toast adds to the overtone of | | | | the adventure set forth as you rise into the sky is |
| romanticism evoked by the experience, and has been | | | | awesome. In the early hours of dawn or the late |
| carried out the world over since the earliest manned | | | | hours of dusk, spending an hour in the perfect sky |
| flights in the 18th century. The first flight | | | | clears the mind of worry. Many find the setting |
| accomplished carrying a person was launched by two | | | | perfect for everything from family outings to solo |
| French brothers who were determined to achieve | | | | engagements and everything in between. No matter |
| the seemingly impossible task of flying high in the sky | | | | if you're looking for a romantic setting to an escape |
| in a hydrogen-filled balloon. The excitement of their | | | | from the chaos of the modern world, the hot air |
| undertaking drew crowds of people, and immediately | | | | balloon is the perfect getaway. |