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Skywatch Friday- Colors against the Blue Blue Sky

Posted on October 15, 2010
Hot Air Balloon
Colors against the Blue Blue Sky

I recently managed to do a hot air balloon ride in Jaipur courtesy the Sky Waltz. This is the scene after we landed at village Kanota near Jaipur. It felt as if almost the entire village gathered to watch the balloon. The main story would be up soon. But I will give you a few glimpses of the flight.

  • The flight took off neat the Amer Fort and I got to view the fort from air. But my pictures really don’t do justice to the fort. I will put up the pictures soon, depends on how long Chhavi decides to take the nap!
  • Spent close to one hour in air.
  • Loved the colors of the balloon.
  • A friendly pilot, Thomas Dittler from Australia.
  • Did I mention the views? And the balloon reflection on a lake over which we flew?

If you wish to get in touch with the Sky Waltz Team here are their contact numbers-

9717295805 ( Yam ) and 9717295801 ( Gagan)

For more pictures of skies please visit the Sky Watch page.

16 thoughts on “Skywatch Friday- Colors against the Blue Blue Sky”

  1. lakshmi says:
    October 15, 2010 at 1:37 pm

    brilliant Mridula, I do look fwd to the main story

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  2. luna miranda says:
    October 15, 2010 at 2:44 pm

    oh, the color of this hot air balloon is so pretty. great shot.

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  3. Chitra Nayak says:
    October 15, 2010 at 3:10 pm

    Mridula, Hot air balloon ride, great……… would like to hear more from you. The balloon looks colourful.

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  4. Catherine Henderson says:
    October 15, 2010 at 4:00 pm

    Sounds (and looks) fantastic Mridula…what a wonderful way to spend your time.

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  5. Rajesh says:
    October 15, 2010 at 4:14 pm

    Beautiful colorful balloon against the blue sky

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  6. Vandana says:
    October 15, 2010 at 4:24 pm

    What are the charges for these rides?

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  7. SmalltownRN says:
    October 15, 2010 at 9:35 pm

    I love watching hot air balloons…I’ve always wanted to go up in one…..what a wonderful photo! Happy Friday to you!

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  8. Bram says:
    October 16, 2010 at 11:48 am

    beautiful Sky Watch

    Have an nice weeken

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  9. Mridula says:
    October 16, 2010 at 6:06 pm

    Thanks Lakshmi. Will try to put it up soon.

    Thanks Luna, my first and hopefully not the last ride.

    Chitra will try to put up the entire story soon.

    Catherine thank you so much for stopping by.

    Thanks Rajesh.

    Vandana you can check out the prices here http://skywaltz.com/prices.php

    RN hope you take a ride soon.

    Bram thanks.

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  10. Anu says:
    October 17, 2010 at 7:26 pm

    This is wonderful!! and you got to ride it!! I can just imagine the wonderful views of Amer, and cant wait to see your pics!!!

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    1. Mridula says:
      October 17, 2010 at 9:23 pm

      Thanks Anu, I have just done writing but I have to upload the gallery yet.

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  11. Tarun says:
    October 18, 2010 at 3:44 pm

    beautiful photograph…:):):):):):

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  12. Sanand says:
    October 18, 2010 at 5:53 pm

    Now I am longing to take my son on one of them! Great post!

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  13. Dave Q, UK says:
    October 18, 2010 at 8:14 pm

    lovely composition!

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  14. Doli says:
    October 19, 2010 at 2:00 am

    wow cool sounds very interesting.. I will see if people do it here too!

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  15. Meena says:
    October 24, 2010 at 8:44 pm

    Ariel views of cities are always spectacular…
    Beautiful Picture!

    Reply

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I am Mridula Dwivedi and I started this blog in 2005. It has been an amazing ride. I have visited 33 countries till date! I have worked with many tourism boards and prominent travel companies. My blog was featured on the BBC and the Guardian.

I did my Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur. I worked full time in academics till 2015! I quit my job as a professor, thinking I will take a break for one year, which turned into five.

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