2009-01-22T18:30:36Ztag:blog.limedaley.com,2018:/isso/thread/post/switzerland-zurich-09-jan-2009tag:blog.limedaley.com,2018:/isso/464/20272009-01-22T18:30:36Zjoyful<p>Of course it's nice when a clean bathroom is free, but I'd pay anywhere to have a clean bathroom if dirty was the other option.</p> <p>I typed most of the posts in New Hampshire and in the car on the way home, knowing I wouldn't have time when regular responsibilities returned. (or, really, when I returned to them!)</p>tag:blog.limedaley.com,2018:/isso/464/20262009-01-22T13:51:32Zjondaley<p>Oh, I wouldn't count these bathrooms as exceptionally clean, though I suppose the bathrooms in Grand Central Station in NYC aren't anything to be proud of...</p>tag:blog.limedaley.com,2018:/isso/464/20252009-01-22T13:50:54Zjondaley<p>That is what we did (well, actually, we all went in at the same time), in both the half franc bathroom (about a mile away underground in the train station amidst 2000 bicycles), but you want to be careful to make sure the bathroom doesn't think you're gone, because it sprays the entire room full of water to clean it.</p> <p>The 2 franc bathroom had a guy to check it, and would be safer, though he was quite concerned that Jonathan not push the exit bar to get counted on his way out. I suspect it had something to do with that we all went in together, and the system would have only counted one person, so if extra people exit, maybe he gets in trouble for not monitoring people not paying or something.</p>tag:blog.limedaley.com,2018:/isso/464/20242009-01-22T12:02:26ZSursumCorda<p>Oh, frustration! Perhaps previously his American side was considered just an unfortunate accident of birth, but since he <em>chose</em> to marry an American....</p> <p>I, too, think paying for bathroom facilities is terrible, just like the difficulty in getting tap water in a restaurant. But I'm old enough to remember when using the bathroom cost a dime in this country, too. It was automated, however, so one could get half a family -- one sex, that is -- in on one dime by holding the door open. :)</p>tag:blog.limedaley.com,2018:/isso/464/20232009-01-22T05:55:17ZIrishOboe<p>I, too, used to refuse to pay for a bathroom - it shouldn't cost! But then I realized, I pay much more for other forms of entertainment, and 2 Francs (which is a rather high price, actually) is a cheap way to buy comfort. ;)</p> <p>I'm impressed you've been able to write so much. I still have to write about our engagement, but life post-wedding is rushing up to meet us with all the little details that need to be taken care of. Oddly enough, marrying a Swiss didn't make life easier for me when dealing with the Swiss government, in fact, Stephan is is now being treated more as a foreigner because of me! Paper work, paper work, paper work . . . oh, and then it's tax time in both countries. Ain't married life grand? ;)</p> <p>So glad you came to visit!</p>