The city of Antwerp in Belgium is currently in the process of converting an old ferry boat into its newest tourist attraction — an almost 120m long swimming pool that will double as a skating rink in the cold winter months. It’s an idea that’s so simply genius we think every city should build one.
I understand that not everyone has the room or budget for a real pool, but even a weekly trip to the YMCA has to be a better alternative than this tethered Swimmer’s Treadmill which trades your dignity for fitness.
I don’t know who’s crazier. The madman operating the backhoe, the insensate kids’ parents, of the fearless kids themselves. Probably all of them. Perhaps it’s a national pastime in Hungary’s countryside. I sure wish it were in Spain.
Google Earth is great to use – until it bites you on the bum and alerts the authorities to the existence of your swimming pool. After Greece found out backyard swimmers last year, a US town is cracking down now.
Fifty-five storeys up, this infinity pool could glide you straight over the edge of Singapore, if not the world. It’s part of the $US6 billion Marina Bay Sands Skypark hotel, which just opened this week.
