#31 Observations on my trip

Hi everyone Now I'm going to share some things I have seen and usually they are funny to me. First there are the toilets, a very essential need. I will preface this that I have seen worse, much worse in other countries, but I just don't understand why they do what they do here?! While I was still on the Camino I figured out a Star Rating that I used with some of the women I walked with. * One star was there was a Toilet Seat. For some reason some places have just the white enamel or stainless steel "throne" with no toilet seat. Are they afraid someone will steal the toilet seat or as someone suggested, maybe the toilet seats were already stolen?!!! I don't think so. *Two stars is when there was a toilet seat and toilet paper. I don't go anywhere without some toilet paper stashed in my pocket that usually there is no toilet paper. * Three stars is a toilet seat, toilet paper, and soap for washing your hands. I learned very quickly that the a US Department of Health would have gone crazy that there's never soap to wash your hands after going to the toilet. Remember the employees use the same toilets. That concept of cleanliness hasn't sunk into the minds of the Spaniards. * Four stars is toilet seat, toilet paper, soap for washing your hands, and some way of drying your hands, either paper towels or air dryer. * Five stars is all of the above plus some esthetic luxury like flowers, lounge area, machines to buy things (toothbrush was a big one). I know I count the 5 star toilets I've seen on one hand. So I come to the toilets and bathrooms I have had in my hotels. I have had a "throne" in the corner of my room with no walls or door to it. I thought of it as my prison cell, but it was a "private toilet", I didn't have to share it with anyone else. Right now in the room I am in, the WC is very literally a WC! The shower is probably not big enough for most people to even fit, next to it is this door that when you open it, there's the toilet but if you closed the door it would probably hit your knees. It's clean, though. Since a photo is worth a thousand words, I think I need to attach a photo. I hope it makes you laugh, or at least smile!

Enough about toilets, I'll pick another topic and write about that later. I'm starting to get hungry and it is breakfast time. Love, Marie