1.   We took the hot-air balloon ride, just for laughs.

2.   An early morning hot-air balloon ride over the plains followed by a champagne breakfast should prove exhilarating and memorable.

3.   Ben and Laura Miller of New Port Richey , Fla., began their day with a hot air balloon ride then drove across the state to watch the launch.

4.   A hot air balloon ride, complete with champagne.

5.   Elia said a hot-air balloon ride to take people over the falls would open soon.

6.   I stared down at it from above as though I were on some leisurely balloon ride.

7.   In Steamboat Springs, Colo., there are weekend bonfires and balloon rides.

8.   One moment, James Harvey was a passenger enjoying a peaceful balloon ride on a grand Arizona morning.

9.   Pennsylvanian Chris Snyder, who was visiting Phoenix and happened to be on the balloon ride, is surprised by what he sees.

10.   Similar balloon rides in Sweden and Germany have had a perfect safety record, according to the operators.