The festival was held with the hope it can kickstart a passion for flying in the tourist hotspot. hotairballoon
A hot air balloon flies over the former capital’s stone citadel during a hot air balloon festival in the central Vietnamese city of Hue.
Several balloons – including one shaped as an octopus, another as a heart – offered aerial views of the former capital’s sprawling stone citadel, which was once the seat of Vietnam’s emperors.“When the balloon started to go up, I was buzzing and I could see the full view of Hue,” tourist Ha Anh Ngoc told AFP.
Most visitors travel by foot or cycle rickshaw to see the city’s ancient pagodas, imperial tombs and citadel, which still bears damage from intense fighting during the Vietnam War.“I really hope hot air ballooning will be more popular and closer to Vietnamese people,” said Vo Ngoc Ha, one of the organisers of the third annual festival.
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