Event - Antwerpse Ruien at Halloween
You might think you know the city center of Antwerpen (Antwerp) pretty well, but have you ever explored its underground labyrinth?
Its the Underworld: De ruien in Antwerpen are the underground network of medieval canals throughout the eldest parts of the city that were overarched during the centuries of early industrialisation and are now hidden deep underneath the old city. We visited them during All Hallow's Eve (Halloween)
A short video on Clapper: The intrepid explorers
If you feel brave: do it after it has rained for a few days so you can wade through the water.. and those lines next to the signs indicating the street or square overhead, are the hight of the water during some recent flash floods.
Don't mind the rats, nor the slime, nor the other inhabitants of the Deep. The real enemy here is the humidity ranging between 90% - 95% that will rot everything away.
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And don't get lost in the interlinked catacombs beneath the Carrolus Borromeus church, during quite some time those doubled as a secret passage for the clergymen sneaking into the red light district.. not all survived.
Yet for maximum effect from the lights: descend the tunnels around Halloween..
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You can find all stills on my Flickr.
You can sponsor another exploration or shoot via my Ko-Fi.
A link to this article: https://tinyurl.com/ruien2023
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Namaste
