Krug's Champagne Balloon Trips
It's a dream of mine to go up in a hot air balloon someday, but something tells me my first trip will probably not be via the "Krug is in the Air" program. Krug has come up with a new way to attract luxury consumers by offering the world's most expensive balloon rides, available in locations all over the world for a price tag of €50,000 for a group of up to 8 people. Besides the obvious trip up in a luxury balloon (gleaming hardware, basket lined with premium white leather) you also get gourmet dining complete with champagne and butler service while you're in the air.
Sigh. Sounds dreamy.
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beanspants Mar 31st 2008 5:16PM
i'm not sure of this service, but i've done a hot air balloon and romantic dinner thing before, and the fire thing that holds the balloon up is hotter than you might imagine, so it more romantic in theory than it is in practice.
you can feel the heat while standing on the ground with the balloon 50 -100 feet up in the air, so in the basket its much more intense. it doesn't burn you or anything, but it's not a quiet dinner next to a duck filled pond either.
It was still worth it though! (and much much much less than 50k GBP)
Danny Apr 1st 2008 1:41AM
Wow, makes me want to go back home and do a hot air-balloon ride: www.freedomweekend.org
No matter whether how hot the fire is, the extremely awesome views seem like they'd be worth it...