Invasion of the Balloons
Late yesterday evening at Stawy Jana, the sky filled up with tiny yellow dots. It wasn't an alien invasion (as a certain tipsy man lying by a tree thought), but hot-air lanterns. And there were thousands of them!
Various colours and shapes. Classic ones and romantic heart-shaped ones. The lanterns were supposed to launch exactly at 10 p.m., but many impatient people let theirs go earlier. The sky quickly filled with flying lights.
Every so often new balloons launched and filled the sky. There really were loads of them. Many people brought several lanterns each.
Despite the lack of wind and the calm night, releasing the lanterns wasn't all that easy. Many couples struggled to light their balloon. Many of them quickly went out or burned up even before being released.
Many of the lanterns drifted into the branches and burned out there. A fair number floated on the water, burning off the last drops of kerosene.
The whole event ended around 11 p.m.
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