Bristol Balloon Fiesta
Information about the Bristol Balloon Fiesta 2013.
Balloon organisers celebrate record-breaking weekend
Organisers of the Europe's biggest balloon festival in Bristol say they are on cloud nine after a record-breaking weekend. Hundreds of thousands turned out to attend this year's four-day Bristol International Balloon Fiesta - which is now in its 35th year. More than 250 flights took to the skies.
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