Bathrooms, wonderful inventions in time of need and other Padova, Italy Off The Beaten Path Tips

Bathrooms in Italy are, well, unconventional, to say the least. Now understand I am speaking from a North American point of view, and I'm used to much different facilities than are found in Italy.

For example, I like the idea that 'our' toilets have seats, not always so in Italy.

I like having a big round ceramic bowl to rest my 'seat' on.(as above) In Italy, you often find open holes, with ribbed foot rests. Nowhere do they display instructions on how to prepare for action.

I prefer our levers to activate the flushing action. In Italy they play hide and seek, is it hidden within a recessed hole (yuck), is it behind the little brush unit (another story), is it the plastic panel behind the unit at chest level, is it the foot pedal on the floor, is it the chrome dooey, and do you pull up on it....or is it the chain hanging from the ceiling?

I'm not fussy about the unisex washrooms in Italy. I know space is at a premium, but....

I really don't like the barrel bolt used to secure the stall doors. They're always greasy or something (once again, yuck)

I like the tissue that is usually available back home, I don't like remembering that I left my Kleenex pack in my jacket back in the dining room.

I feel great pity for the person who is employed to monitor the comings and goings of patrons entering the facilities, handing out small squares of tissue in exchange for a token of your appreciation.

LEARN TO MAKE USE OF ANY AND ALL FACILITIES AS YOU FIND THEM. THEY ARE NOT AS NUMEROUS HERE AS WE ARE USED TO.

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