{"id":2271,"date":"2013-10-15T20:17:08","date_gmt":"2013-10-15T20:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/?p=2271"},"modified":"2022-08-03T19:57:32","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T19:57:32","slug":"we-were-in-alburqueue-during-the-balloon-fiesta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/?p=2271","title":{"rendered":"We were in Alburqueue during the Balloon Fiesta!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We didn&#8217;t plan on it, but we got to Alburqueque while the annual Balloon Fiesta was going on.\u00a0 We didn&#8217;t plan it that way, but it was great to be able to see the world-class event!<\/p>\n<p>We didn&#8217;t pay to go into the field where the balloons take off &#8211; wait in line to get to the parking area, pay to park, walk a lot, pay to get into the field, walk some more, ugh!\u00a0 So, we just drove around the city and got some great shots!\u00a0 Here they are:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" 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