marchie
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Cycled into Zaragoza on the network of Cycle Lanes that are excellent quality; no need to get into a 'live traffic' (motorised vehicles) zone for the entire route into the Old Town, where there are more access ramps than you can shake a stick at. So far, so good. My medication makes me a contender for the 'Peeing for Scotland ' Individual Event, and 45 minutes between visits is quite an achievement (got me a Jury Service excusal ...)
No Public Toilets anywhere. Tourist Office disinterested, suggested that I try the Library, which was closed, but then, after about 15 minutes of increasingly urgent searching, I spotted the Town Hall ... The Duty Policeman confirmed at 15:32 that there were Public Toilets, but the Town Hall is a Public Service which was closed until 16:00, and there was nothing he could do ... By that time, I would have peed myself, but, fortunately, Elaine found a Mercadona on the other side of the River. Sod the One Way Street, rode down it, locked the bike to a lamp post, and made it into the (fortunately vacant) unisex/disabled loo with about 2 seconds to spare.
Did some shopping, rather than just using the facilities and clearing off, and then rode back into the Old Town Square, by which time I needed to go to the loo again! Town Hall was open, so assumed it would be trouble free ... Same Policeman, this time behind a desk, operating the Security Scanner, and I am about 6th in the queue to be checked, bag through Scanner, phone and metal objects in small box at side. My hip replacement pins set the Scanner off, so I was scanned by hand, setting off the alarm again and then sent back through the full Body Scanner where I got my hat trick of Alarms. Policeman just waved me through to the Toilets at the back of the building, before I peed myself ...
What is difficult about having a public toilet open during the tourist season? I could have visited a local cafe, but that would have required the purchase of a coffee or a sugar laden soft drink, both of which would have made me want to pee more ... But Zaragoza has dealt with the public's health needs by chucking in some ramps and allowing wheelchair and mobility scooter access. Job done - I think not. Tokenistic twattery
Steve
No Public Toilets anywhere. Tourist Office disinterested, suggested that I try the Library, which was closed, but then, after about 15 minutes of increasingly urgent searching, I spotted the Town Hall ... The Duty Policeman confirmed at 15:32 that there were Public Toilets, but the Town Hall is a Public Service which was closed until 16:00, and there was nothing he could do ... By that time, I would have peed myself, but, fortunately, Elaine found a Mercadona on the other side of the River. Sod the One Way Street, rode down it, locked the bike to a lamp post, and made it into the (fortunately vacant) unisex/disabled loo with about 2 seconds to spare.
Did some shopping, rather than just using the facilities and clearing off, and then rode back into the Old Town Square, by which time I needed to go to the loo again! Town Hall was open, so assumed it would be trouble free ... Same Policeman, this time behind a desk, operating the Security Scanner, and I am about 6th in the queue to be checked, bag through Scanner, phone and metal objects in small box at side. My hip replacement pins set the Scanner off, so I was scanned by hand, setting off the alarm again and then sent back through the full Body Scanner where I got my hat trick of Alarms. Policeman just waved me through to the Toilets at the back of the building, before I peed myself ...
What is difficult about having a public toilet open during the tourist season? I could have visited a local cafe, but that would have required the purchase of a coffee or a sugar laden soft drink, both of which would have made me want to pee more ... But Zaragoza has dealt with the public's health needs by chucking in some ramps and allowing wheelchair and mobility scooter access. Job done - I think not. Tokenistic twattery
Steve