Wolfgang Baldinger, an Austrian hot air balloonist, prepares his balloon during the 2008 Sri Lanka Balloon Festival at Sigiriya, about 130 kilometres north of Colombo, April 1, 2008. About 70 participants from European nations and Japan joined the festival which runs from from March 26 to April 4. REUTERS/Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi (SRI LANKA)