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100000 balloons make Istanbul smile on April Fools Day

100000 balloons make Istanbul smile on April Fools Day

Apr 1, 2010

Istanbul’s famous İstiklal Avenue turned pink as thousands of smiley balloons fell from the sky to mark April Fools’ Day. The most humorous day of the year was celebrated with 100.000 balloons which were inflated by more than 200 hundreds volunteers. The noise of popping balloons mixed with the sounds of a music group aimed to make people dance and...