Sounds drift up from the ground below, as if carried on wisps of clouds.
You feel the rough basket beneath your feet. Above you, a billowing cloud of fabric reaches to the heavens, held, it seems, by invisible strings. The burners give off a whoosh as they heat the air inside the balloon. It is an experience unlike any other. Hot-air ballooning has its beginnings rooted in 18th century France with the Montgolfier Brothers.