Children play on the beach, women and men hurry through the alleys, restaurants are well filled. You immediately feel: Ostend is alive! The the endless expanse and the calming ocean form a perfect contrast to the lively historical center of the town with its narrow streets and small houses. When the sun shines – which it rarely does in Belgium- the ocean glitters and reflects the blue sky, almost kitschy.
Ostend: Dream City by the Sea
