LOO NEWS
A Loo With a View Published in the UN International Year of Sanitation
While Loos with Views celebrates uplifting toilet experiences, shockingly some 2.5 Billion people in the world today live without access to adequate sanitation - which leads to the unnecessary spread of disease and death in many countries.
To find out more about this serious global problem and what is being done to help solve it, visit the United Nations IYS website.
Brilliant charities such as UK based Pump Aid, the international charity for the Times Newspaper Christmas Appeal 2008, are also working in this area.
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...