[The bathroom is] the fundamental zone of interaction –- on the most intimate level –-
between humans and architecture.
Rem Koolhas, 2014 Venice Biennnale Exhibition
between humans and architecture.
Rem Koolhas, 2014 Venice Biennnale Exhibition
The following is a photo gallery of all the pictures of toilets I have taken while
globetrotting, including those not mentioned in Collywobbles: Tales of Travel, Life, and Anxiety.
globetrotting, including those not mentioned in Collywobbles: Tales of Travel, Life, and Anxiety.
1982: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The toilet in the WC in the Secret Annex, where the Franks,
with the van Pels and Dr. Pffefer, hid from the Nazis.
with the van Pels and Dr. Pffefer, hid from the Nazis.
1993: Israel
"Efo ha-shirutim? The bathroom sign says "shirutem" in Hebrew.
The bath house in Masada
1997: Sde Boker, Israel
Bathroom at the home of Ben Gurion, the first prime minister of Israel
2002: Ephesus, Turkey
Public toilets in Ephesus
2003: Sofia, Bulgaria
A sign for the W.C. (water closet) in Bulgarian
2004: Matto, Japan
Most of the squat toilets we encountered were in the schools.
2004: Beijing, China
Public bathrooms with squat toilets in China
2005: Barcelona, Spain
 Gaudi House Museum on Park Guell |  A bathroom in the Palau Güell, a mansion designed by the architect Antoni Gaudí |
2005: Montgomery Center, Vermont
The bathroom of the green room at the Phineas Swann B&B
2005: Bangkok, Thailand
I paid ten times as much since I didn't have the right change, about $1.90.
2007: Las Vegas
The bathroom at the Venetian Hotel
2008: Glasgow, Scotland
In a cafe in Scotland
2010: San Simeon, California
William Randolph Hearst's bathroom in San Simeon
2010: Over-the-Road Motor Coach Tours
I had to start giving the "bathroom" talk: Yes to number 1, no to number 2.
2010: Mount Vernon
Alexandria, Virginia
The interior of one of the necessaries at Mount Vernon
2010: Gatlinburg, Tennessee
 The bathtub in the bathroom in my room at the Lodge at Buckberry Creek |  The outhouse in the woods at The Lodge of Buckberry Creek. Sadly, six of the seven buildings were destroyed in a fire on November 28, 2016. |
2011: Morocco
This beautiful bathroom was in a rug warehouse.
2011: Cambodia
It cost twelve cents to use this outhouse.
2011: Vietnam
A bathroom stop off the road in Vietnam
2012: Rockport, Maine
The bathroom at the Lime Rock Inn, site of Susan's fall
2012: Peru
Dinner here caused Montezuma's Revenge for many on our tour.
Inca toilet at Machu Picchu
Men's room in a restaurant in Lima
2013: Capri, Italy
The toilet and bidet in our B&B in Capri, The Capri Inn
2014: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Eastern State Penitentiary
A toilet in a cell at the Eastern State Penitentiary. I don't think my sister, Renee, is looking to use it.
2014: Australia
Alice Springs Train and Trail Station
 |  Signs for the bathrooms in the Australian Outback |
2014: New Zealand
 Bathroom in White Creek, close to Fox Glacier |  Gender-neutral bathroom in New Zealand |
Toilet in the Bushmans Centre
A dunny in the backyard of a home in Reefton, New Zealand
 Unique bathroom signs in New Zealand |  |
2015: Washington, D.C.
.This is the bathroom in the office of the vice president in the U.S. Capitol.
At the time, it was Joe Biden's bathroom. I took the photo on an in-depth
tour that the school organized with their congressman.
At the time, it was Joe Biden's bathroom. I took the photo on an in-depth
tour that the school organized with their congressman.
2015: India
Many of the public bathrooms in India had attendants. Our guide paid for us to use the toilets.
The toilet in my cabin, number 6, in the OAT camp in India
2016: New Jersey Turnpike
My dad in the family bathroom at the Grover Cleveland rest stop on the New Jersey Turnpike
2017: Durham, North Carolina
The bathrooms at the Page Road Grill, the first restaurant where I ate in my new home town of Durham
See-through bathrooms at the 21c Museum Hotel Durham: be sure to lock the door to make it opaque.
The beginning of my toilet wall in my master bathroom
2018: Basel, Switzerland
Public men's room in Basel
2018: Heidelberg, Germany
The Royal Throne, the bathroom in the student jail at the University of Heidelberg
2019: Key West, Florida
A woman's room in a Key West, Florida restaurant
Bathroom in the home of Ernest Hemingway
2019: Sicily
Bathroom in the Grand Hotel Wagner in Palermo, Sicily
2019: Alaska
 Bathroom on the train from Anchorage to Denali National Park |  View of Denali from the bathroom stop |
 Dolly's bathroom in her home and brothel in Ketchikan |  Dolly made decorative flowers out of silk condoms for her shower |
2020: Cuba
Bathroom in the Bar El Camaguey
