tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post107016923024065463..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: The Balloon StoneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-91647873405324612732010-08-07T12:06:04.363-04:002010-08-07T12:06:04.363-04:00Marleen, what a wonderful opportunity. I'm gu...Marleen, what a wonderful opportunity. I'm guessing that the balloon in the news went down unexpectedly or encountered some other problem? In any case, I'm glad, too, it happened before your daughter's flight. How wonderful that you discovered our blog--and yes, we'll keep bringing you news from the past!LorettaChasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641586650738945106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-63316049347500393352010-08-07T10:06:07.600-04:002010-08-07T10:06:07.600-04:00I Like this story very much. My daughter won a bal...I Like this story very much. My daughter won a balloonflight last year and the 1 of August she and my man went, to as much as 1 kilometer height. He doesn't like heights either (i even less), but he found it so exceptionally fantastic.<br /><br />And two days later this was on the Dutch TV : http://nos.nl/video/popup/176300-luchtballonnen-landen-op-snelweg.html?hasFlash=true& <br /><br />... luckily after they wher in the air !<br /><br />I like your blog very much, please keep the future full of history-news!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-37889271190577287822010-08-04T20:51:30.350-04:002010-08-04T20:51:30.350-04:00I am fine with flying in an airplane, but my power...I am fine with flying in an airplane, but my powerful fear of heights means I can only admire those who'll travel in balloons. And I do agree that it must have taken great courage to be among the pioneers of ballooning. I think it's a pretty amazing thing to do now--back then, how extraordinary, to look down on the world from the sky. Another reason I loved the Balloon Stone Story was that Lunardi was another Intrepid Italian, like Giovanni Belzoni, the remarkable Regency-era explorer of Egypt. Charles, that was extremely cool.LorettaChasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641586650738945106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-12913157637653395722010-08-04T19:04:46.172-04:002010-08-04T19:04:46.172-04:00I had a ride in a balloon once. I loved it. When w...I had a ride in a balloon once. I loved it. When we touched down the pilot gave us a brief history of ballooning. And then it hit me: that day was the 210th anniversary of the first balloon flight. How cool was that.Charlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-46569910748642662192010-08-04T17:18:35.633-04:002010-08-04T17:18:35.633-04:00I can imagine how the first balooning pioneers mus...I can imagine how the first balooning pioneers must have felt at such heights under the great blue sky. I must have taken great courage. Thanks for sharing.Mirella Patzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928081276314403541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-46442586666373195272010-08-04T12:26:30.803-04:002010-08-04T12:26:30.803-04:00Ballooning must have been so exhillerating to thes...Ballooning must have been so exhillerating to these first brave souls. Now we're so jaded by air travel, but how glorious to be the first people to fly over the countryside.ILoveVersailleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12323476077194094138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-84932522298805205102010-08-04T11:27:06.143-04:002010-08-04T11:27:06.143-04:00Woot! When I read about this in your book, I didn&...Woot! When I read about this in your book, I didn't know it was real. Awesome that it is. Thanks for sharing your research!Amynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-48202896405175658192010-08-04T08:42:39.353-04:002010-08-04T08:42:39.353-04:00Up Up and away! I love ballooning. It is so peac...Up Up and away! I love ballooning. It is so peaceful and serene. I can well imagine what the country folk thought when they saw the balloon landing. Simply terrified.<br /><br />DonnaFinegan Antiqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134589341726766780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-78907933502139489642010-08-03T21:59:44.787-04:002010-08-03T21:59:44.787-04:00I love this stuff! Evidently, I'm a nerdy his...I love this stuff! Evidently, I'm a nerdy history girl myself. Write on, ladies!belaine58https://www.blogger.com/profile/03398528928091567682noreply@blogger.com