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Abbey Wine & Beer Bar117 1/2 N Woodland BlvdDeland, FL USAwww.abbeydeland.comWhere is it?This is a somewhat modes storefront set off the main road in downtown Deland. But it turns out to be a spacious spot and it's got a somewhat straight forward layout to it, making finding the toilets easy.From the front entrance, head to the back of the place. Once there, look for a hallway opening in the b

Montparnasse 190059 Boulevard du MontparnasseParis, FranceWhere is it?This is a long, slightly slender place, with the kitchen in the very back, a bar and greeting area/coat-check area up front and a dining room in the center. (Supposedly, there's also a banquet hall and cigar bar, though I didn't see them.)To get to the toilets, head through the bar and dining room, towards the back of the place.

La CaveBoulevard Pereire SudParis, France Where is it?From the front entrance, head towards the bar, which is located in the center of the restaurant.Once there, go left, keeping the bar on your right. Just past the bar, you'll see a twisting staircase going downwards. The bathrooms are down there, behind some very ornate dark and heavy wooden doors.What's it like?This neighborhood bistro, just a

Musée de l’OrangerieJardin des TuileriesParis, Francewww.musee-orangerie.frWhere is it?You enter the museum on the top floor. After going inside, walk past the ticket and coat/item check counter and into the belly of the building. Once there, you'll see stairways leading downwards and a bridge taking you to the back half of the museum, where Monet's mammoth "Waterlilies" are exhibited.Go downst

Blenheim PalaceIndoor Toilets (near cafe)WoodstockOxfordshireUnited Kingdomwww.blenheimpalace.comWhere is it?From the outside, round the main palace building and head towards the Water Terrace Cafe, which is on the back side of the palace (if coming in from the Woodstock entrance), overlooking the majestic Water Terrace gardens, which feature many sculptures, topiary and waterworks displays.To ge

I think this would particularly suck first thing in the morning if you were half asleep sitting on the toilet and got a blast of ice cold water up the backside that you weren’t expecting.  That would sure wake you up. This article was originally posted on: Steven Humour A Little Know Fact [...]

Bicester Outlet Shopping Village50 Pingle DrBicesterUnited Kingdomwww.bicestervillage.com Where is it?After parking, head for the shopping area's central boulevard, which cuts between the two lengthy rows of buildings and shops. Once there, look for the Pret a Manger cafe. The bathrooms can be found down the corridor to the right of that business front.What's it like?This tourist-filled shopping o

A Thai school has created toilets for its transgender students with a sign that's half male, half female. The Kamphaeng School in Si Sa Ket, in northeastern Thailand opened separate toilet... Your News is the place where wonderful, funny, and amazing things exist. This blog delivers informative news in the easiest way.

Blenheim PalaceOutdoor/Garden ToiletsWoodstockOxfordshireUnited Kingdomwww.blenheimpalace.comWhere is it?From the Woodstock side, walk along the entrance road about 1/2 mile, paying for admission at the gate when you come to it, and head towards the palace entrance that faces you. Once there, skirt around to the right of the building. You'll see signs leading you to the toilet once you do -- and t

I may as well just come out with it: low flow toilets stink. Before I get 150 emails from all the angry, Oprah watching, L.L. Bean wearing, Subaru driving, vegan, "save the universe" freaks, let me explain. (Actually, if you're out there, go ahead and send me those emails. You might convince me that someone reads this blog.) I fully support Mother Earth. If I pour myself a glass of wat

In a country known for innovative technology, are we really justified in being surprised that they have the most advanced public toilets as well? Concentrating on comfort, cleanliness and even attempting to ease embarrassment, Japanese toilets are far beyond what most expect, though for anyone living there, these should be fast becoming the norm. Of course we won’t go into the health befits of t

There are two styles of toilets commonly found in Japan.The oldest type is a simple squat toilet, which is still common in public conveniences. After World War II, modern Western-type flush toilets and urinals became common. The current state of the art for Western-style toilets is the bidet toilet, which, as of 2004, are installed [...]

British MuseumGreat Russell StreetLondon WC1B 3DUnited Kingdomwww.britishmuseum.orgWhere is it?On the first floor, in the hallway in between the China/South Asia exhibit hall and the north lift elevators. Of course, you'll need a map to find out that location, but once you get there.....What's it like?This mammoth museum is one of the great cultural experiences in all of Europe, housing a plethora

Name : Toilets Robots or Lady Bird RobotsHigh : 39 inches Long : 56 inchesPrice : $30,000 USDLady Bird was designed and built by a consortium of robotics companies commissioned by the West Nippon Expressway Company Limited (NEXCO). The technology is not really new, that is roughly based on the popular Roomba and Scooba robot cleaners already patrolling in house and apartment floors in Japan and el

London EyeRiverside BuildingCounty HallWestminster Bridge RoadLondon, United Kingdom is it?No, the bathrooms here aren't on the Millennium Wheel itself -- though that would be impressive. Instead, they are in the ticket office located across the plaza from the entrance line to the tourist attraction.To find them, head into the ticket office. About 50 feet down, you'll see the ticket counters, with

Tower of LondonLondon, EnglandUnited Kingdomwww.hrp.org.uk/toweroflondon/Where is it?This public toilet isn't in the actual Tower of London. Rather, it's on the east end of the plaza that is just east of the Tower itself, which takes up the space east of the tower to Lower Thames Street and the stretch from the Wharf (south of the Tower) to Byward Street/Tower Hill (the major thoroughfare north of

Westminster Abbey20 Dean's YardWestminster AbbeyLondon, United Kingdomwww.westminster-abbey.orgWhere is it?Westminster Abbey consists of several buildings and gardens, the most famous of which is the main church, which contains countless tombs of famous British citizens past and present. The bathroom visited here was just outside this main church, or Abbey.To find it, first enter the main church a

Delta Crown RoomJohn F Kennedy International AirportTerminal 2New York, NY USAwww.panynj.govWhere is it?Unfortunately, because of modern security protocol, you'll need a ticket to get into the terminal itself. After that, you'll need a first class or business class Delta ticket to get into the Crown Room. (Though, I imagine with a properly pleaded "state of emergency" greeting, you may be able to

For the person on the go who needs to go, cities are placing self-cleaning, automated public toilets in high-pedestrian-traffic areas. Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, New York, Pittsburgh, Atlanta and San Antonio are some of the cities that have automated public toilets (APTs), according to Mary Ann Racin, founder of thebathroomdiaries.com, a website that rates more [...]

I may as well just come out with it: low flow toilets stink. Before I get 150 emails from all the angry, Oprah watching, L.L. Bean wearing, Subaru driving, vegan, "save the universe" freaks, let me explain. (Actually, if you're out there, go ahead and send me those emails. You might convince me that someone reads this blog.) I fully support Mother Earth. If I pour myself a glass of wat

Grand Central TerminalFood Court Toilets87 E 42nd StreetNew York, NY USAgrandcentralterminal.comWhere is it?Head to the station's food court (which is a trip in itself, though if you follow the signs and try not to get swept up in the waves of people floating about, you'll make it without much trouble). Once there, look for the Zocalo food stand. The entrance to the bathrooms is down the hallway

In a country known for innovative technology, are we really justified in being surprised that they have the most advanced public toilets as well? Concentrating on comfort, cleanliness and even attempting to ease embarrassment, Japanese toilets are far beyond what most expect, though for anyone living there, these should be fast becoming the norm.Of course we won't go into the health befits of the

Angelo's of Mulberry Street146 Mulberry StreetNew York, NY 10013www.angelomulberry.comWhere is it?From the front entrance, head to the back of the place. You'll pass through a narrow dining room along the way, as well as the entrance to the kitchen, which will be on your left.About halfway down, you'll also notice a waiter station. Behind that, the restaurant opens up some to reveal it's back-of-s

Famous Phil's Cheesesteaks7542 University Blvd.Winter Park, FL USAWhere is it?From the entrance, head to the back wall of the place, keeping the eatery's mammoth flat-top grill to your right. At the end, with the back wall in front of you, you'll see the fountain drink station and a hallway opening to the right of it (essentially in the middle of the back wall). Head down there to find the toilets

Golden Krust Bakery7613 S Orange Blossom TrlOrlando, FL USAwww.goldenkrustbakery.comWhere is it?This is a small but airy place, so finding the toilet's isn't hard. After entering, you'll see the order counter on your left and a small enclave on the right. Enter the enclave and you'll come to a door, which leads to the bathroom -- a one-bagger that caters to both sexes.What's it like?This homey cha

Las Brazas Chicken4797 S. Orange Ave.Orlando, FL USAWhere is it?This is a small place, so there aren't many places to roam around and get lost.From the front entrance: Enter and you will face the restaurant's bar. To the left is the modest dining room. Enter that and then take a right, so that you're heading towards the back wall. There, you will find a doorway. Go through it and you will find the

Often when discussing low flow toilets or dual flush toilets, the issue most people have, is claiming that it is necessary to clean the bowl more often. While it’s true in some instances that this could be the case with a one piece, brand new dual flush toilet, is it always the case? More: continued [...]

(image courtesy of www.copperrocketpub.com)Copper Rocket Pub106 Lake Ave.Maitland, FL USAwww.copperrocketpub.comWhere is it?You have multiple options for bathroom visits here. When facing the bar, with the bar's main entrance to your back and the stage to your immediate left, you'll see a small doorway wedged into the back left corner of the place, to the left of the bar. That's the men's room.Fro

Sharky's Shrimp Shack2450 US Highway 1 SSt Augustine, FL USAWhere is it?Face the order counter. Look to your right and you'll see a a small hallway opening just beyond the end of the counter. The bathrooms are down there, two one-baggers, one for men and one for women.What's it like?Sharky's is a modest seafood restaurant located on U.S. 1, just south of St. Augustine's tourist-friendly city cente

A research can bring up any fact that make you think twice before you do something. Same thing happened with me to0, after reading this research, I trippled washing my hands than earlier. The research says that some computer keyboards carry more harmful bacteria than a toilet seat. Tests at some London offices found equipment carrying [...]

Soho South Cafe12 West Liberty StreetSavannah, GA USAwww.sohosouthcafe.comWhere is it?There are two bathrooms to be found here, both of which are a bit tricky to find because the place splits itself into both a cafe and art store.The first is in the dining room. From the main entrance on Liberty St., head inside and approach the maitre d' station. While facing the station, look to your right and y

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Polk's Fresh Market530 East Liberty StreetSavannah, GA USApolksfreshmarket.comWhere is it?This warehouse market has several openings. The easiest way to find the bathroom is to enter from Liberty Street itself. From there, walk to the rear of the place, keeping the cashier on your left and the various fresh veggie tables, displays and coolers on your right.The further back you go, the more industr

Molly MacPherson's Scottish Pub & Grill311 West Congress StreetSavannah, GA USAwww.macphersonspub.comWhere is it?The place has a familiar British pub setup, with distinct areas for the bar, dining area and games (darts, etc.).To find the bathrooms from the entrance, walk to the rear of the establishment, keeping the bar on your left and the dining area on your right. When you near the back wall, you'll see a small hallway open on your right. Go down there to find the toilets. The men's room is labeled "Lads," the women's "Lassies."What's it like?This friendly tavern, located across the street from Savannah's popular City Market, boasts one of the best Scotch selections I've seen in an American pub and an impressive assortment of bottled beers. The pub grub is also pretty top-notch, fea

Pulkovo International Airport(aka Pulkovo 2)St. Petersburg, Russiawww.pulkovoairport.ruWhere is it?After passing through security, you go up a set of escalators and immediately enter the airport's modest duty free shopping area, which consists of about six stalls, each of which houses the same or similar-looking Russian heritage souvenirs (vodka, matreshka -- or nesting -- dolls, etc.).All the stalls are found along the wall opposite the end of the escalator. The toilets, while facing these stalls, will be to your left, across a smal sitting area and beneath a bright yellow sign reading, "WC."What's it like?Despite St. Petersburg being a city of 5 million (and the third largest city in Europe, after London and Moscow), its international airport is surprisingly small, housing only eight gat

Note the PVC pipe snaking around the walls? Oops! Just an oversight. Forgot to plumb the water to all three toilets in this public restroom.It's just one of those things that happen in Honduras.Seats are optional. Nice combination on the tiles, too.See how the toilet is installed with one inch of concrete underneath? No wimpy plumbers' putty and caulk here. When I was in the US buying plumbing supplies, I asked about this method of installing toilets because I had been told, "That's how we do it in Honduras." The plumber guy looked at me incredulously and said, "That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard of!"We had problems with our toilet installations, too. All of our toilets were rocking toilets! In trying to install the bolts at the bottom, they had busted the concrete floor too much

James Cook Pub and CafeShvedskii Pereulok, 2St. Petersburg, RussiaWhere is it?Go through the main entrance and you'll immediately come face to face with a coat check station. Behind that station, and a little to the right, is a small hallway leading to the toilets. The men's room, it should be noted, had a poster on it displaying a poem devoted to beer.What's it like?This cozy establishment, located in the courtyard blocks between the Hermitage Museum and the Russian Museum, works two distinct angles: Cafe and restaurant (and in Russia, there is a thick line dividing the two). Step through the front door and you must choose which direction to take: The left leads you to a modest cafe filled with a variety of sandwiches, pastries and coffees -- perfect for a person wanting a quick bite befo

Teremok60 Nevsky ProspektSt. Petersburg, RussiaWhere is it?From the entrance, go up the stairs. At the top, you'll see the order counter to your left and a small hallway on your right. Head down the hallway -- the toilets will be down there, on your left.What's it like?This fast food blini restaurant set on the heart of St. Petersburg's main tourist drag, Nevsky Prospekt, looks and feels just like any other fast food restaurant. There's an order counter with an illuminated menu hanging overhead, an open kitchen filled short-order cooks and fry cooks putting together dishes at lightning speed, and cashiers and clean-up personnel in branded uniforms.Given that, you'd expect the place to serve run of the mill food. But it doesn't. This blini house, a St. Petersburg staple, serves some of the

Petro Palace HotelMalaya Morskaya Ulitsa 14Saint-Petersburg, Russiawww.petropalacehotel.comWhere is it?From the main entrance, head through the lobby area, which is filled with several couches and lounging chairs, and head towards the bar at the back of the lobby. At the bar, turn right and wrap around it into the hallway behind that area. Do not go so far as to enter the concierge area or the gift shop, however.While facing the entrance to the gift shop, turn left, then follow that ever-narrowing hallway to the right. After making a right, you will enter a narrow but stretching hallway. The bathrooms will be right as you enter that passage way.What's it like?This modest, homey hotel, located just five minutes by foot from the Hermitage Museum, offers comfortable rooms, fine dining and ple

The State Russian MuseumInzhenernaya str., 4St. Petersburg, Russiawww.rusmuseum.ruWhere is it?Finding the entrance to this mammoth museum is much trickier than finding the toilet, believe it or not.First, to locate the building, head towards the Church of the Savior On Spilled Blood, a majestic onion-domed structure a few blocks from the nearby Hermitage Museum. The Russian Museum is located to the right of that church.To get a general idea of where the museum is (and it's funny that the entrance is this hard to locate because it's a massive building), look for the sprawling Mikhailovsky Gardens, which are across the street from the aforementioned church. The big yellow building at the far end of the gardens is the museum.However the entrance is not there. To get to that, you need to back

The State Hermitage MuseumDvortsovaya Naberezhnaya, 34190000 St Petersburg, Russiawww.hermitagemuseum.orgWhere is it?This mammoth museum, the second largest in the world behind the Louvre in Paris, spreads itself across five ridiculously large and ornate buildings. There are more then 350 rooms of art and design work collectively here, and ironically only a handful of public toilets.The ones visited here are at the bottom of the Council Staircase -- which, given the complex layout of the place, you will most likely need a map or guide to find. (Most of the attendants don't speak English, and while they're eager to help understanding their directions can be difficult.) What's it like?Visitors here literally can step into the shoes of the Tsars and easily imagine what life was like for the r

Recent generations have probably never given much thought to a simple device called the composting toilet, and most, no doubt, would prefer not to linger long on the subject. But composting toilets have long been used throughout human history. They have a much longer history than the common plumbing and sewage systems that we have [...]

Grand Hotel EuropeNevsky ProspektMikhailovskaya Ulitsa 1/7St. Petersburg, Russiawww.grandhoteleurope.comWhere is it?Across the hall from the hotel's Lobby Bar. From the main entrance, enter the hotel. When you reach the first cross way of hallways, turn left and go up the carpet-covered stairs. At the top of the stairs, you'll find the Lobby Bar will be on your left and a sunken hallway on your right. Enter that sunken hallway to find the toilets.What's it like?This high-end luxury hotel located on the heart of Nevsky Prospekt, St. Petersburg's main tourist drag, is often cited as being one of the 50 best hotels in the world. Having stayed here, I can say that it's a very upscale place, with comfortable, ornately furnished rooms, a helpful staff, a great location that puts you within walki

Submitted By: Dodie Cross At my age I thought I'd seen it all. But, after living in Thailand for a year I gave thanks to my mother for seeing that I was potty-trained in the good ole' U.S. of A. A few days after arriving in Bangkok, I was shopping at Robinson's Department Store. I'd been having some bladder problems, and as many 50-something women find, their lower internal organs begin to drop, droop, sag, bag and demand attention; and we don't ignore it when we feel the familiar sign of wet knickers. I spotted the unisex sign for "Toilet." I'd heard rumors about squat toilets; thankfully my hotel was kind enough to offer sparkly white Western sit-down toilets. Dare I try this? Logic told me to head back to my hotel, but I had to weigh the time it would take in a tuk-tuk (picture a motorc

Club Quarters Philadelphia13th Floor1628 Chestnut StPhiladelphia, PA USAwww.clubquarters.comWhere is it?This restroom can only be visited by guests of the hotel, as the elevator will not take you to the 13th floor, where this restroom is located, unless you place your key card into the security slot on the elevator. (Those visiting the hotel and in need of a toilet should head to Davio's, the high-end restaurant attached to the hotel, as an alternative, since you do not need a key card to get into that bathroom.)If you do have access to this bathroom, then you will need to take the hotel's very slow-moving elevator to the top floor (13th floor), which is where its conference room facilities are. Once on the floor, take an immediate left outside the elevator and journey down the small hallw

Le Castagne1920 Chestnut StPhiladelphia, PA USAwww.lecastagne.comWhere is it?This restaurant is located inside a building and not out on the street itself, which may make it hard to find to begin with for those who expect their restaurants to be free-standing buildings or at least to have an awning outside signifying where they are within a set complex.Thankfully, finding the toilets is a little bit easier, but not by much. The dining room here is arranged in a unique manner: Think of the interior as if it were like the letter "P" (get it?), with the stem of the letter being at the front (where the bar is), the base of the round part being where the entrance to the restaurant is, and the remainder of the letter being where the dining room is.Given that, you expect a pretty straightforward

Lily Allen and two male stars were thrown out of the men's toilets of a London night club.The 'Smile' singer was caught giggling with Razorlight rocker Johnny Borrell and 'The Mighty Boosh' comic Noel Fielding in the lavatories of Dolce by burly security guards, who promptly asked them to "get out".An onlooker is quoted on the Daily Mail website as saying: "Lily was clutching Noel's arm on the way into the toilets. Johnny followed in after those two but the security soon got suspicious. Two bouncers stormed in after them and screamed, 'Get her out of here!'"To be fair to Lily, she took it very well. She was pretty drunk and told the bouncers she'd had a sex change."While Lily was quick to make light of the situation, Johnny did not take it so well, screaming at the bouncers: "Don't touch m

  Am back with a stinky subject… Does your dog drink out of the toilet… well, now they can have their own toilet to drink out of for $15…       now, why doesn’t someone invent a real doggie toilet bowl… I saw one for $800 that is not a bowl, not a real toilet… seemed too small for anything [...]

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Henry M. Watts Neuromuscular Disease CenterUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Medicine4th FloorPhiladelphia, PA USAmed.upenn.eduWhere is it?The toilets are on the fourth floor of the building where the Neuromuscular Disease Center is. Follow the signs to the building and then head up via the elevator. The men's bathroom is right next to the elevator, beside the sign for the center (as shown above). The women's is to the right of the elevator shaft.What's it like?These are classic multi-person facilities in a public building. The design is pretty much standard for what you'll find inside any institution of higher learning. It's fully functional and clean but also a little sterile and run-of-the-mill. Then again, considering that it's at a medical research facility, you kind of expect that

Philadelphia International AirportPhiladelphia, PA USAwww.phl.orgWhere is it?Beside Gate C28.What's it like?Gate C28 is at the end of the C terminal in PHL. Given that, and that these toilets accommodate only about three to four gates worth of people at most, you'd expect the bathrooms here to be a little small.That isn't the case. These are somewhat sprawling facilities offering passing travelers plenty of chances to stretch out after suffering through the tight quarters of an airplane. I'm sure they get busy now and then, but on my visit I found them practically empty and very welcoming.The bathroom here comes split into two distinct sections, one for toilet stalls and one for urinals; each area features a somewhat vast "lobby" area between the actual toilet and the sink stations, which

Dulles International Airport1 Aviation CircleWashington, DC USAwww.metwashairports.com/dullesWhere is it?By Gate B28. The toilets are just beyond it, heading towards the higher-numbered gates.What's it like?Airport bathrooms can be hit or miss, especially at larger facilities like this one. I went in thinking it might be similar to some rest areas I'd visited recently -- smelly, a bit grimy, but functional overall. Thankfully, this Dulles spot topped all expectations. Clean, virtually no smell and perfectly serviceable.This is a slim area, with a design that knows how to make its space very functional -- you'll see very little wasted space here. Along the left wall, you'll find a string of urinals, separated by shiny metallic dividers, and then a collection of four or five commode stalls,

In preparation for the upcoming Olympic games in China, organizers in Beijing are having to refit toilets at three of the Olympic venues after complaints of having to squat by foreign athletes.Many of the toilets in China are still of the squatting variety, instead of the sit-down versions used by Western cultures. Currently, Beijing has 5,200 public toilets available, more than any city.Yao Hui, senior official for Olympic venues management, said that the Water Cube aquatic stadium, the Bird's Nest (Indoor Stadium), and the National Indoor Stadium will be changed to sit-down toilets, and will expand to many of the 31 venues also.Source: Yahoo

Reports in western media have highlighted efforts to introduce throne-style toilets in Beijing's Olympic venues in place of the traditional Asian-style squat toilet.Western style toilets will be introduced at the National Indoor Stadium, the National Stadium (Bird's Nest), and the National Aquatics Center (Water Cube) in time for the arrival of athletes, media and Olympic organizers.Improvement to Beijing notoriously poor public toilets has been underway for some time with new star-rated toilets already installed at the Forbidden City, Great Wall and the Summer Palace. Beijing has presently over 5,000 public toilets around the city.With increased prosperity, many Chinese now seem to prefer the western style toilet to its Asian counterpart, despite the fact that squatting is the healthiest

  The new Olympic facilities in Beijing are more or less ready, except for feedback that they seriously lack toilets of the sitting type.    Westerners find it impossible to multiplex squating and er, doing business.  Asians are more adaptible to either type.  Most of them, anyway.  But there are those who are unsure how to use the sit-down [...]

No Tenants, No Termites, No Toilets & No Trash - The Best of Lease Options By J. Voss People in the real estate businesare, in no particular order: tens often refer to the 4 T’s of property management. These 4 T’s ants, terminates, toilets, and trash. When you think about purchasing property to buy and hold for [...]

Taverna Opa Restaurant9101 International DriveOrlando, FL 32819www.tavernaoparestaurant.comWhere is it?From the main entrance, head left through the chaotic, music and dancer-filled dining room and into the bar area. When you're almost to the back wall of the bar (but not quite at the entrance where you will enter the patio service area), head right down a little hallway there. You'll find the toilets there.What's it like?This Greek restaurant chain, which started in Miami and opened a location in Orlando's Pointe Orlando mall in 2007, is a wild and loud place, to say the least. The interior mixes an NYC loft style (bricks, open spaces) with a nightclub vibe, making it a festive place where the kitchen serves hearty Greek specialties beneath an ambiance of flashing lights, sirens and house

Little Pee Dee State Farmer's Market2513 W. Lucas StreetFlorence, SCwww.pdfarmersmarket.sc.govWhere is it?Drive onto the market grounds and head for the big barn, where most of the stands are (or at least they were upon our visit). Drive through the barn and you'll see two sets of restroom areas along the way, both on the right side of the interior of the barn as you drive through. They look like areas for vending machines but actually accommodate both the toilets and the vending machines.What's it like?This large farmer's market area contains several buildings, all of which hold various stands that sell a variety of goods when the place is working at full speed in the summer. Unfortunately, we visited in the winter, so the harvest season was already well over and most of the areas where t

Maurice's BBQ263 Britain StreetSantee, SCwww.mauricesbbq.comWhere is it?From the front entrance, walk past the small front-of -building store containing a slew of pro-South memorabilia and books and head to the order counter. Once there, resist the temptation of ordering a platter of BBQ, turn right and enter the dining room.Turn left down the front lobe of the dining room and head towards the giant portrait of Maurice, the place's owner, sitting on the back wall. There is a small doorway to the right of that, which leads into an enclave holding the bathrooms.What's it like?Maurice's Piggy Park has been placed on such a pedestal in my home that when we passed a franchise store for the South Carolina-only BBQ chain off the highway we didn't even question the idea of not stopping. Ironically

There's a cleaning lady comes in to my office everyday to do cleaning. Vacumn la, wash cups lar, wipe tables, throw rubbish, wash toilets and etc. Sometimes I found that although she washed the toilet everyday, but the toilet seems like never wash like that. Then one day I saw she went into the toilet to wash it and within 5 minutes, she's done and she went home.Wahseh... less than 5 minutes can wash 2 toilets? Damn efficient wor.. Then later on I found out that the toilet doens't look like got wash wor. What's the difference between before and after wash? Well, before wash the toilet = dry, after wash it's wet!!So how to wash 2 toilets within 5 minutes? Easy lar, spray with water lar.. 2 minutes also can gao tim!!

Chick-fil-A11730 Retail Dr.Wake Forest, NC, 27587www.chick-fil-a.comWhere is it?From the front entrance, turn right and head down the stretch of the dining room that's to the right and behind of the order counter (as opposed to the dining area that has a clear view of the order counter). The bathrooms are in a small enclave at the end of that dining room.What's it like?This is a relatively new Chick-fil-A in an up and coming area of Raleigh. As a result, everything here from the dining room to the parking lot looks -- for the most part -- barely used.The dining room comes filled with booths and cafe tables, and nearly all the seats here are covered in a maroon vinyl that, I'm assuming, is spill-proof. The floors are covered with thick, easy-to-mop tile that's been laid out in a semi-decora

In a country known for innovative technology, are we really justified in being surprised that they have the most advanced public toilets as well? Concentrating on comfort, cleanliness and even attempting to ease embarrassment, Japanese toilets are far beyond what most expect, though for anyone living there, these should be fast becoming the norm. Of course we won’t go into the health befits of the squat toilets from yesteryears that are still common here, but are really not as innovative as you’d hope from the Japanese. Those you’d find in other Asian countries as well, mostly in villages though. When it comes to a bit of innovation, it starts here by eliminating embarrassment. Talk about the discomfort of knowing someone is in a stall next to you and can actually hear you making som

Harris TeeterNorth Ridge Shopping Center6024 Falls of the Neuse RdRaleigh NC 27619www.harristeeter.comWhere is it?From the front entrance, head left once you're in the store and head for the pharmacy. Once you get there, look up and you'll find the sign for the restrooms.Kind of hard to miss the sign, really.What's it like?Though billed as "Your Neighborhood Food Market," this southeast U.S. chain boasts a bevy of higher-end foods, including an impressive fish and meat counter and choice selection of fresh wild mushrooms -- and that's in addition to the essentials.Think of it as a Fresh Market crossed with a Winn Dixie, if you will, though in my opinion it's a nicer place to shop than either of those, and I found the staff here to be very down-to-earth and friendly, not elitist or prudish,

Total Wine & More - Raleigh TriangleTriangle Plaza6105 Capital BlvdRaleigh, NC 27616www.totalwine.comWhere is it?Proving that they must be for customers only, the toilets here are found near the exit, on the other side of the cashiers.To get to them, you need to enter the store through the main entrance, go left, pass through an empty cashier line (or, if they are blocked, wait through a full one) and then take an immediate right, and go down a hallway composed solely of drywall. The bathrooms are down that hallway.What's it like?This mammoth wine and beverage warehouse (part of a chain throughout the southeast U.S.) on Raleigh's bustling Capital Boulevard offers a classy, comprehensive environment that wine, booze and beer lovers will find hard to hate. Aisles upon aisles of wine vari

Carlsberg AkademiGamle Carlsberg Vej 15,2500 ValbyCopenhagenDenmark is it?Starting from the front entrance, follow through the hall and then head right. Follow the corridor taking the opportunity to glance in the library as you pass. Keep going into the summer house, maybe stopping off at the bar as you pass, again heading right into the main hall. Across to your left you’ll see the signs for the toilets.What’s it like?Carlsberg has some cool adverts in the UK. My favourite is the club with polite bouncers, loads of taxis, and service you and I will never have. Carlsberg don’t do clubs, but if they did they would probably be the best clubs in the world. But do their toilets come up to scratch.The venue for this event was the Carlsberg Akademi near the centre of Copenhagen. The Akadem

Hilton Savannah DeSoto15 East Liberty StreetSavannah, Georgia 31401wwww.hilton.comWhere is it?Not too tricky to find, once you get into the hotel. That latter task, however, is a bit difficult. From the street, head up on the sidewalk, then up to an elevated sidewalk, and walk under the hotel's awning. Once there, keep walking to the back of the large roundabout found there, and look for a second awning on the back left of the area -- this time over a pair of swishing doors. (Note: There is another opening for a bank to the right, and it looks suspiciously like an entrance to the hotel. Don't go in there, it's a bank!)Once inside, walk in, keeping the concierge and front desk to your left. About halfway down the lobby, you'll see the bathrooms on your right.What's it like?For hotel lobby b

A raft of new posts are on the way, including photo highlights from the past two months, and full articles on the wrap up of the African overland tour and of life here in Cape Town. In the mean time,... Earth-centred news for the health of air, water, habitat and the fight against global warming

Sleuths Mystery Dinner Show8267 International DriveOrlando, FL 32819www.sleuths.comWhere is it?These toilets are located in the gift shop area of this dinner theater attraction. To get to them, enter the gift shop/bar area and mosey your way to the back of the place. Follow the bar, keeping it on your left, until you see a hallway in the back baring signs for the bathrooms.Note: You'll find many silly gifts and gag items along the way. Try not to get distracted, especially if you're in dire need to go. Otherwise, the joke will be on you (get it?).What's it like?Unlike the toilets in the actual dinner theaters here, which are small and often water-soaked (especially by the end of a performance), these facilities are spacious, clean and comfortable -- and they proved reminiscent of the facil

1234 N. Orange AvenueWinter Park, FL 32789(407) 628-2333www.theravenouspig.comWhere is it?The restaurant is split into three distinct parts: A bar or pub area, a modernly dressed main dining hall and a smaller, brick-lined dining room that opens partially to the kitchen's finish line.The bathrooms here are found in the back of the second section -- the main dining hall. To get there from the entrance, head into that second chamber (so to speak), turn left and head to the very back of the restaurant. You'll find a small enclave there on your left -- the toilets are there.What's it like?This "American gastropub" is one of Orlando's newer, and trendier, eateries. Unfortunately, sometimes its ambitions get in the way of its results.The decor here supports its ambitious sensibilities, offering

The highway authorities of Western Finland had had some problems with people vandalizing the public roadside restrooms they had installed for the urgent needs of travelers And, one might surmise, to reduce the number of patches of yellow snow along the side of the roads. The solution was not closing down the restrooms altogether, or investing in video surveillance. No, instead the Finns decided to put in text message controlled locks. The cost of opening a restroom is nothing more than the regular text message, but the senders number is kept in a database for some time, allowing maintenance to track down vandals. The state of Swedish roadside restrooms is usually somewhere between "horrible" and "core melt down", so this idea might be something for Swedish Vägverket to study?

Romano's Macaroni Grill7123 Red Bug Lake RoadOviedo, FL 32765www.macaronigrill.comWhere is it?From the entrance, you'll see that the place is split into two halves. On the left is the dining room and bar, on the right an open kitchen. A somewhat wide walkway separates the two. Walk along that walkway until you reach the back wall of the place, then step through a hallway to the right there and enter the enclave found there. The bathrooms are there.What's it like?This Italian chain rivals Olive Garden for quality of food (some of it is good, some is okay, some a little ill-thought). Decor-wise, the dining room looks like a mix between Francis Ford Coppola's version of Little Italy (lots of dark woods, wires of light bulbs hanging overhead and plenty of loud Italian music in the air.... "Whe

Poll ResultReaders voted Sani-Fair as their favourite of the Where’s the Toilet top rated 2007.Sani-Fair provide the toilet facilities in many Autobahn service stops around Germany and have managed to provide a modern, clean service with enough gadgets to keep the average technophile in the facilities for hours. Our readers seem to have developed a fascination with the companies’ products as well, with 47% voting Sani-Fare as their favourite of our top toilets.Wynn Las Vegas came in second with 23%, Hotel Jerome, Aspen coming in 3rd with 14% of the vote. Both are tip top as far as the readers are concerned!The Results:1st 47% Sani-Fair (August 9th)2nd 23% Wynn Las Vegas (November 6th)3rd 14% Hotel Jerome (December 29th)=4th 4% Lumley Castle Hotel (February 14th)=4th 4% Okada, Wynn Las

The discourse of victimisation is almost the predominant discourse today. You can be a victim of the environment, of smoking, of sexual harassment. I find this reduction of the subject to a victim sad. In what sense? There is an extremely narcissistic notion of personality here. And, indeed, an intolerant one, insofar as what it means is that we can no longer tolerate violent encounters with others - and these encounters are always violent. Let me briefly address sexual harassment for a moment. Of course I am opposed to it, but let’s be frank. Say I am passionately attached, in love, or whatever, to another human being and I declare my love, my passion for him or her. There is always something shocking, violent in it. This may sound like a joke, but it isn’t - you cannot do the game of erotic seduction in politically correct terms. There is a moment of violence, when you say: ‘I love you, I want you.’ In no way can you bypass this violent aspect. So I even th

Cleaning grimy highway rest stops is a job barely fit for humans, but never fear: the disturbingly cute, talking Lady Bird robot will begin scrubbing Japanese public toilets in 2009! Ever thought a... menarik, interesting, collection, unbelievable, funny, accident, amazing [read interesting story, update almost daily] ctrl+D to bookmark

Aspen-Pitkin County AirportE. Airport Rd. Aspen, CO 81611http://www.aspenairport.comWhere is it?From the main entrance, head right towards the restaurant and gates. The toilets are right there on your left before you head through the ‘corridor’ to the restaurant. Males go to the right and females to the left.What’s it like?This has to be the smallest and cosiest airport I’ve ever flown into. As one of the locals said to me, when there’s only two gates you know you’re coming in to a small town. Whilst it might not have the shiny wide spaces of other terminals, it has an air of exclusivity that you’d expect with a resort of this calibre.The fact that the planes give a fairly bumpy ride over the mountains from Denver means that you wouldn’t want to use the toilet on the plane even if the stern warning form the pilot not to get up wasn’t being enforced by the cabin crew. This means that although this is the off-season for Aspen there was a mad dash for the toilet when the

Our next stop will be Japan, where we will investigate the language of cleanliness. The Japanese have a fascination with cleanliness – separating their living spaces into “clean” and “unclean” areas – and this naturally results in a culture obsessed with toilets. (Seeing that my most popular posts have dealt with man marble injuries and truck nuts, I thought that the subject of toilets may satisfy you need for “potty humor”).Wikipedia describes the culture of cleanliness in Japan quite well:In Japan, being clean is very important, and some Japanese words for 'clean' can be used to describe beauty. The word kirei (??, ???) can be defined as "pretty, beautiful; clean; pure; orderly."Perhaps this explains the popularity of the Japan-based company Toto, the world’s largest manufacturer of toilets. Toto not only produces the largest number of toilets worldwide, they’re also responsible for the world’s most advanced toilets, known as Washlets (???????) in Japan.For ex

A rather attractive Black woman gestures alluringly to the maitre de of an upscale restaurant.The man comes over immediately. When he arrives, she seductively signals that he should bring his face close to hers. When he does so, she begins gently to caress his cheek, which is slowly turning a crimson red."Are you the owner?" she asks, now softly stroking his face with both hands. "Actually, no," he replies."Can you get him for me? I need to speak to him." she says, running her hands up beyond his ears and into his hair."I'm afraid I can't," breathes the man, clearly aroused, "he's in the back doing paperwork right now. Is there anything I can do?""Yes there is. I need you to give him a message," she continues huskily, popping a couple of fingers into his mouth and allowing him to suck them gently."Tell him," she says, "that there is no toilet paper or hand soap in the ladies room."

Apparently Snoop Dogg will clean toilets, rake leaves, wash cars and pick up litter for his community service. Snoop Dogg received 160 hours of community service after pleading guilty to possession of a deadly weapon last month will be responsible for keeping an Orange County park tidy. Donald Etra who is Snoop’s attorney said that “He will do whatever it takes. He will be making the park a better place for Orange County. Snoop has never pretended to be other than a man of the people.” Orange County deputy district attorney Andre Manssourian said: “My understanding is that he chose this work I look forward to his hours of community service to help maintain Orange County and keep it beautiful.” According to the County Register, Snoop’s service will include: “raking leaves, washing cars, cleaning toilets and picking up litter.” source Written by Kerry for Product ReviewsIn Sections: Celebrity News, News

If you plan on coming to Thailand, please familiarize yourself with the practice of squatting. Undoubtedly, you will encounter a toilet that requires this skill. I have attached a photo for your convenience.

Right now I have a bit of a blogging backlog--I have too many things to say but not enough time to post. Don't worry, I'll post everything soon enough, just remember to keep checking back for updates. Subscribe to my full feed RSS to ensure you won't be left out in the cold!Anyways, today I will be talking about the state of the Korean washroom. You might remember my posts about Seoul's Best Toilets, but today we're going to take a look at a washroom in Korea that clearly didn't win that award. The following washroom was located in the building beside Dos Tacos in Gangnam (some of the best Mexican food in Korea!).What makes this washroom special is the old school bathroom doors, straight out of a Western movie. This "saloon" style door makes it awkward because as you're standing there doing your washroom duty (the men's washroom), people walking by can clearly see you! Umm...can you say awkward and disturbing? I shouldn't have done this, but I did anyways just to prove a point

Atomium Square 1020BrusselsBelgiumhttp://www.atomium.be/Where is it?You need to pay for entry at the ticket office next to the Atomium. Enter the complex and take the lift to the top. You’ll exit the lift in to the restaurant. You are forced left. Follow all the way around and just before you meet the lift again you’ll see the toilet to the left.What’s it like?Despite their ability to make extraordinary beer, the people of Belgium are an odd sort. I guess being squashed between France, Germany and Holland as they are does that to you. This amiable oddness shows itself in fairly harmless ways it must be said, like their love for the Atomium. This structure can be seen clearly over the Brussels skyline. But why on earth I hear you say build a building in the shape of an Atom? Well I’ll let you get the answer to that question, but at least they included a toilet at the very top!This is one of the oddest buildings I’ve gone looking for a toilet in. And the first thing to note is

Insiders say that Lindsay Lohan is “a model patient” in rehab. The ‘Mean Girls’ star is currently in a Utah rehab clinic after she was charged with her seconlid DUI this year. Despite a patient from the same rehab clinic saying Lohan was disruptive and given special treatment; new reports say that Lohan is taking her third stay in rehab very serious and is very cooperative. Insiders at the

According to an article on E!, Lindsay Lohan is, "...spending her time washing dishes, cleaning toilets and doing laundry in the Mormon-run facility. Cleanliness breeds sobriety, or so we've heard." What a difference a day makes...sighhttp://freemusicvideosandhotgirls.blogspot.com/

Flynns Bar & Brasserie.16/17 The CourtyardMontpellierCheltenhamGloucestershireGL50 1SRWhere is it?From the front entrance head straight towards the bar. Then head left. The door to the toilet is hidden from view behind a pillar, but it is there. Honest!What’s it like?What to say about Flynn’s Bar and Brasserie? Well to be frank this is a place I would give a miss. Why? Well it is a combination of things, and whilst the food was passable for the price I can’t but think that a couple of pounds more elsewhere would have put a smile on my face.Let me start by talking about the waitress. She was well presented enough, but not overly smart and seemed quite efficient at first. But then you quickly you find out that she is damned right strange. Neither the person I was with nor I are, have been, or will be her “honey”. I began to wonder who boiled the bunnies in the kitchen. So, that was off putting fact number one.Next is that the place is extraordinarily hot. It wasn’t a particul

Seegube StationNext to Leingartner's Seegrube & Hafelekar RestaurantSeegrube Lift (1.905 meters)InnsbruckAustriahttp://www.nordpark.at/96.html?&L=2Where is it?Take the Seegrube lift at Nordpark in Innsbruck. Once you have got off the lift head straight past the exit on the left and entrance to the restaurant. The toilets are through some fairly heavy grey doors.What’s it like?From potentially some of the lowest toilets in the world to some of the highest. High up above the tree line in the Austrian alps I was not that sure what I’d find in the way of toilet facilities. On previous winter visits to French resorts in the Alps I’ve always been presented with some fairly rudimentary and dirty toilets. With this in mind my expectations were not high on this visit. Nevertheless, the drive from Munich had made a wee stop essential. So what can be said here?Well I’d have to say I was pleasantly surprised. Innsbruck itself has a lot to offer for the summer visitor. And I’d have t