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Ballooning History
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The basic idea behind hot air balloons has been around for a long time. Archemedes, one of the greatest mathematicians in Ancient Greece, figured out the principle of buoyancy more than 2,000 years ago, and may have conceived of flying machines lifted by the force. In the 13th century, the English scientist Roger Bacon and the German philosopher Albertus Magnus both proposed hypothetical flying machines based on the principle.

We spent full weekand in country, and it was very good! We were lucky with weather, and everybody had ability to do something, they wanted : father was cathing fish in a lake, mother and my yonger sister sunbathed and played badminton, and I tried to train our puppy... What about people in your country? How do people in your country spend weekeds? Which season is the best for activities in your region? Do you usually spend weekends with your family or friends, and why?

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Our little family - mom, dad and daughter Elena - always looks forward to the weekend with great anticipation. After all for 5 days all the family members are far from each other: my father works, my mother works at home, and Elena goes to the kindergarten. We meet only in the evenings at a big table and discuss the news of the past day. And, of course, we are making plans for the end of the week.

It's good that my dad has his car. Hence, more opportunities to have a great rest! So, on Thursday night we again clarify all our plans, on Friday we collect everything we need - food, clothes, etc. etc. Usually, in good weather, we have picnics. We take toys, a camera and enjoy the communication with each other!