Saturday, October 2, 2010

The National Balloon Museum

This is the U.S. Ballooning Hall of Fame in Indianola, Iowa.

This museum houses the Balloon Federation of America offices. 

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There are all kinds of Gondolas here...

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a blanket....

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quilts....

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a tin can....                                                              a picture of a picture....

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nice tennis...

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nice cap...

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I took pictures as we watched a film.   Reminds me of our trip to New Mexico Balloon Festival.

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a stained glass on the window....                          pins...there are hundreds and hundreds here.

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plates of all kinds...

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The gift shop was awesome.....a lot of neat stuff...

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Some of the florescent lights on the ceiling, too.

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This was a wonderful day filled with adventure.   Tomorrow, we will head out towards Topeka, Kansas, I think.

1 comment:

Lambe Travels said...

I thought I heard your camera snapping. That museum was more than I expected.