I posted these shots to show how deceiving an image can be. Left: a small part of Antwerp beach, a great green and inviting place during a week Antwerp is enjoying unseasonably warm 28°C (82°F) temperatures. An Olympic open-air pool, a fashionable marina, along with countless open air terraces offering a great river view: sounds like the perfect location to escape the busy city. We all love this place.
Turning my camera 180° shows a stunning view hardly any site likes to mention: there’s no escaping five oil refineries across the river, as Antwerp is home to a massive concentration of petrochemical industries, second only to the huge petrochemical cluster in Houston, Texas. Add four nuclear power plants and you simply must love Antwerp city beach. Oh, care for a river swim? Please don’t, it may kill you.
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