What is it about public toilets when traveling? Today we have travelled by train from Montpellier, France to St. Helen's, England. In the brand new Montpellier train station, the fee was .50€ and the wash basin had cold water. On the train to Paris, lovely and fast (295kph), there was no toilet paper. In the Gare de Nord, while we waited for the Eurostar, the loos were white and sparkling, everything worked, including dryers, but there was no hot water. On the Eurostar train, one loo had toilet paper, but no soap or water and the one across the hall had soap and water but the dryer was broken. And then the one in The Rocket, the London pub where we had dinner, the latch on the door was broken, but everything else worked. But the Virgin train from London to Warrington Bank Quay had it all!! The three walls surrounding the toilet, were photograph walls of a balloon against a blue sky, a few clouds over a sea of red poppies. TP, hot water and the dryer worked and soooo clean!!
Funny how those things that affect daily functions are so noticeable when you spend a day "on the rails".
We're here now in St. Helen's and Mel was blown over when we walked in the door at 11pm, saying "Hiya, happy birthday". I love it when surprises work.
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