It was after the park play in Koln that we experienced our first incredible toilet experience. For those who are not aware of Euro toilet rules...you pay to go – no visit is for free. Sometimes you simply tip the attendant for pointing to the toilet that is available, while other times, you cannot enter the bathroom without a voucher and a scanned barcode. On some of our touring days, we have spent almost $10 Euros just to go to the bathroom – we never factored such charges into our budget! Nevertheless, the first public one we went to in Koln is the one that is being proposed for Toronto. You put your money in and use the bathroom, once finished, the whole bathroom gets a shower and everything is cleaned and disinfected. It takes less than 5 minutes between people, so it's very impressive. We were able to fit 3 of us in there, so we got a bonus deal!
Other notable loos were ones that have revolving toilet seats....once you flush, a cleaning unit comes out of the base of the wall and the toilet seat raises and spins as it gets disinfected. Again, very impressive. Toronto has a lot to learn from the Germans in terms of transportation and toilet technology.
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