Floating bathtubs battle it out in a colorful Belgian regatta
More than 200 participants competed in bathtub rafts colorfully decorated with iconic Belgian symbols including the Manneken Pis statue, fries and the Atomium landmark, in an annual regatta on the Meuse River in the Belgian city of Dinant on Thursday (August 15). - REUTERS
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00:00The main goal, I think, for a participant is to not sink and to make it to the finish.
00:19They can follow the theme we impose or not, but the main goal for the organisers, the
00:23onlookers, the volunteers and the participants is to have an amazing day in the most beautiful
00:29city in the world.
00:44We've been friends for almost 10 years and we realised we don't do many things that are
00:47out of the ordinary, but I think that what we're doing today is well out of the ordinary.
00:52We made the raft by hand, we thought of bringing costumes and most of all we are having a good
00:56time together.