this is me the morning of the amazing balloon ride that i didn’t take. the coolest part (besides not actually getting to ride the balloon) is that they made us get up at 5 in the morning to herd us out to this deserted lot in the middle of nowhere to stand in the freezing cold with a whole bunch of old confused germans after pumping us full of crappy instant coffee only to tell us that, unfortunately, it was too windy that morning to ride. Now, I know in a country capable of modern technology, they for damn sure have access to weather.com. Why this wasn’t consulted is beyond me. But like I said, it was certainly the best part of my non balloon ride.