Restrooms in other countries have always been fascinating to me perhaps because they tend to be so far from what I am used to in the United States.  

There is quite an assortment of bathrooms available in Colombia.

• Some have the toilet tissue dispenser next to the paper towel dispenser before you enter the individual stall.  Important to make note of this BEFORE entering the stall :-)
• Others  have the toilet tissue dispenser inside each stall.
• As you enter some restrooms you need to pay 25 cents and you receive the toilet tissue nicely folded-and sometimes in a plastic wrapping!
• A few of the toilet seats have a comfortable bowl that we women are used to sitting on.  Others, well...I guess they are  not considered a necessity.

Today, however I observed something I have not seen before. 

There is a public restroom in a public park in the center of town near my favorite coffee shop.
Blot out your existing idea of public bathrooms.  This one was amazing!

• Very clean.  
• Well attended.  A greeter at the entrance to receive your 25 cents and hand you your neatly wrapped toilet tissue.  
• Next to him there is a display case filled with...chewing gum, hard candies, chocolates, individual packets of shampoo and deodorant.  Quite a selection to chose from.

If you keep your eyes open, you can experience many interesting things in a normally  mundane place during an everyday outing!  I love living in another culture!