Hundreds of dedicated early risers were up at dawn on Sunday to enjoy Bristol's annual balloon festival - as the skies were filled with dinosaurs, aliens and cows over the weekend.
Hundreds of dedicated early risers were up at dawn on Sunday to enjoy Bristol's annual balloon festival - as the skies were filled with dinosaurs, aliens and cows over the weekend.
There was one balloon, in particular, that people seemed to be loving.
Oggy the Friendly Dragon took to the skies above Bristol, setting off from Ashton Court Estate, and floating over Bedminster and Brislington before heading further south in the direction of Stockwood, Whitchurch, and Keynsham.
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