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Hot Air Balloon

Behold the first satellite-like image drawn from observation.

Flying Circuses Led to the First Aerial Maps of Earth

There was vomiting, crashes, fire, and an abandoned cat.

Frank Jacobs January 12, 2024

Pillar where the balloon landed

Merselo, Netherlands

De Ballonzuil

In the middle of a forest you can find the first landing place of an air balloon in the Netherlands.

Angélique Schmeinck cooks a three-course meal among the clouds.

A Hot-Air Balloon Restaurant and Other Stories of Food on-the-Go

Five highlights from Gastro Obscura's "Moveable Feasts" series.

Sam O'Brien August 1, 2022

Schmeinck has been serving airborne meals for almost 20 years.

Aboard the World's First Hot-Air Balloon Restaurant

A Dutch master chef cooks meals among the clouds.

Elisia Guerena July 29, 2022

An illustration of the 1793 flight of the sheep, the rooster, and the duck.

A Rooster, a Duck, and a Sheep Walk Into a Hot Air Balloon...

...and make aviation history, of course!

Eric Grundhauser January 3, 2018