LOO NEWS
Dambuster?
Thanks to Anny Jones for sending in this photograph of the beautiful Ladybower Reservoir in England's Peak District, as seen through the bathroom window of a nearby farmhouse.
The reservoir is one of a series of three in the Derwent Valley - and the last to be completed (in 1945).
During the Second World War, the Howden and Derwent Reservoirs were the site of operations to prepare pilots to deploy Barnes Wallis' famous 'bouncing bomb', which was used to attack dams in Germany's Ruhr Valley in 1943.
Although Ladybower wasn't filled until 1945, it is said to feature in the 1954 film, The Dam Busters, which tells the story of the bomb.
EXCITING NEW IMAGE OF THE SEOUL TOWER MEN'S RESTROOMS SENT TO LOOSWITHVIEWS.COM
Photograph from Ratko Jagodic
Seoul Tower in A Loo with a View:
"The Urinals in Seoul Tower's 'Sky Restrooms' are purpose-built loos with views - part of a new wave that is reinventing the indoor toilet experience. All too often dank, windowless and depressing, this is the way it ought to be.
They offer a near picture-perfect view of the South Korean capital. For those who step up to the plate it is an unforgettable, uplifting and reaffirming experience. 'I feel ten feet tall,' said one user. 'I'm back,' said another.
Seoul Tower stands proud on top of Mount Namsan. It was refurbished and reopened in 2005 and branded as the 'N Seoul Tower'. The N stands for both 'new and 'Namsan'.
Reports suggest that the 'Sky Restrooms' are advertised in the tower's elevator. It is a happy day when a toilet becomes a tourist attraction in its own right.
The ladies' restroom also has a view - from the sinks. Now that is a great hand wash."
MAN VISITS EMPIRE STATE BUILDING JUST TO SEE IF IT HAS A LOO VIEW
Englishman David Wood, by chance a King Kong fan, took the elevator to the top just to see if there was a loo with a view, but came back down to earth with a heavy heart: "there's a loo up there, but no view from it", said David.
Thank you David - and chin up...