ALL ANTWERP. “When my wife was still alive, we continued to enjoy horse riding” (Antwerp)
Every weekday our reporter and photographer pick a casual passer-by off the street for a nice conversation. Want everyone has a story. And certainly in Antwerp. Today: Giuseppe Pasqualato (68).
“I’m a Venetian, I am from Venice. 35 years ago I came here. When I was with my wife, an Antwerp. I don’t miss Venice. It has become unlivable. Too many people, too many tourists. Venice is only beautiful during the winter, when the crowds are gone.”
“I still travel back and forth often. To visit my brothers. Especially since my wife died. That was between six years ago. most of them are me solo.”
“When my wife was alive, we lived together in Vlimmeren. A village near Turnhout. We lived in a villa with a large plot of land. Our horses were there. My wife and I build tremendously from horseback riding. Yes, that time, that was before us La Belle Epoque.”
“In the end, my wife has been ill for eight years. That was not a period. At the end of her life we went to Antwerp nest. Our house had become too big. I sold the horses.”
“Now I live near the Stadspark. I have been retired for five years. When I was still working, I was involved in the import and export of shoes. other shoes. I was often abroad. I have traveled all over Europe. That was a different life.”
“When I’m even tired of being in Antwerp now, I pack my things and go to my brothers in Venice. But my favorite region is actually Puglia. Puglia has something special. The sea is very salty, resulting the fish look fantastic and the water very salty. Yes, Puglia is really worth a visit.” (vw)