{"id":9547,"date":"2016-08-09T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T09:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/?p=9547"},"modified":"2016-08-06T21:52:46","modified_gmt":"2016-08-06T21:52:46","slug":"bristol-balloon-fiesta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/09\/bristol-balloon-fiesta\/","title":{"rendered":"Bristol&#8217;s colourful Balloon Fiesta takes off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Bristol International Balloon Fiesta is Europe\u2019s largest annual hot air balloon event, attracting over 150 colourful balloons from across the globe. 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