wc-research: 2005

Aushaus

This is the exterior of a traditional building without a WC. However, there is a hole inside which one can dispose one´s disposals in. Every once in a while these disposals have accumulated to such an extent that they must be removed using an appropiate tool. Afterwards, they should be buried nearby.

The snow seen on the picture is also an excellent substitute for a WC.

Remember, though: Watch out where the huskies go, and don´t you eat that yellow snow.

Venabygdsfjellet, 2005

Kvarteret, Bergen

Kvarteret has relatively affordable beer, and therefore needs multiple WCs with great capacity. Semi-transparent walls help detecting persons who use the little room for other purposes than the two or three it is meant for. Very clever.

Bergen, 2005

Legal, Bergen

Legal, across the street from Garage, is a nice place to have a beer and then piss the filtered liquid into this lovely WC.

Somewhere in Bergen

I can´t remember the name of this place, but they had frequent and long happy hours, so I saw a lot of the depicted furniture. The happy hours may also be the reason for my forgetfulness.

Garage, Bergen

Garage is perhaps Bergen´s most famous bar, and has a nice set of urinals. One might even say inspiring. This is a historical picture; the first one in the IWCRP records

University of Bergen

Faculty of Humanities, 2005.

Dadaism gone baroque.

Wallalabo

Wallalabo has a romantic, candle-lit WC for those special moments. They also charge €3 for a tiny cup of coffee, and for that they must hang, all of them, including lost tourist Jean-Paul (from Nimes) who was asking for the way to the pope-thing.

Avignon, 2005

The Red Lion

The Red Lion, Avignon, was popular amongst the english soldiers during the Hundred Years´ War (1337-1453), says bouncer Jean-Paul and chuckles a little at the fact that the war lasted longer than 100 years. The Red Lion´s historical importance, however, resides primaily in that at one stage during the black plague, this toilet was the only refuge for the last colony of the black rat (rattus rattus) and the flea transmitting the bacterium Yersinia Pestis. From there, after gaining strength, it spread all over Europe, killing more than half of the people. This, says Jean-Paul, is slightly controversial amongst historians, but seems to be confirmed by the writing underneath the seat.

McDonald´s

McDonald´s, ladies´room (thanks to MJ for valuable resarch).

Montpellier, 2005

Le Victor Hugo

WC-cleaner Jean-Paul informs the International WC Research Project that it was here, at the WC of Le Victor Hugo in Nimes, that Victor Hugo came up with the idea that would later evolve into his masterpiece "les Miserables".

Nimes, 2005

Le Pie

Le Pie, located at the foot of a tower in Avignon, was frequently visited by the popes due to its cold cidre and clean toilets, says bartender Jean-Paul and twirls his mustage.

Avignon, 2005

Le Napoleon

The very innovatively named Le Napoleon gives the guest the choice between "classical" or "futuristic" in case of #1. For #2, "classical" is mandatory, according to the owner, Jean-Paul, who also says that he hopes this freedom of choice will attract tourists and give him unlimited power.

Nimes, 2005