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Well, Berlin has the same issue. Unlike Paris, it has no plan of cleaning up the Spree any time soon. It has been discussed every now and then, but it's always
by hannob 3y ago
Well, Berlin has the same issue. Unlike Paris, it has no plan of cleaning up the Spree any time soon.
It has been discussed every now and then, but it's always too complicated, or the solutions available aren't liked by the people in charge.
- arethuza 3y agoI thought I had seen people swimming in the Spree - turns out it was a swimming pool floating in the Spree! https://www.visitberlin.de/en/badeschiff-der-arena https://www.visitberlin.de/en/badeschiff-der-arena
- hannob 3y agoYeah, that's the perfect symbol of what's wrong... "Our river is so dirty, it's too dangerous to swim in there. Let's build a swimming pool into the river!"
- NeoTar 3y agoPeople swim in the Muggelsee which is basically a part of the Spree...
- guruz 3y agoThere is an initiative that wants to have a side channel of the Spree for bathing. Close to Museumsinsel / Fischerinsel. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flussbad_Berlin https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flussbad_Berlin https://www.flussbad-berlin.de/ https://www.flussbad-berlin.de/