A humorous picture from Ireland

Today's Picture:


Nice little building, right? Stone walls, window boxes, very nice. Can you guess what this is?

Anyone?

Bueller?

It's a public restroom somewhere on the coast in County Kerry. And it puts most public facilities I've seen in the US to shame, folks. This is the runner-up for Ireland's Top Toilet Award, 2002. If this is the runner-up, I wanna see the winner, really. Aside from the window boxes, the interior was amazing - hardwood ceilings and trim, a skylight (!), nice tile on the walls and floor. I had to have a picture of it (three actually - exterior, interior, and the plaque on the wall outside).

They take the tourism seriously in Ireland. We saw a lot of signs at the edge of various towns, proclaiming their placings in the Tidy Town contest and other contests. And they're not kidding around, because I don't recall seeing much in the way of trash or litter, and graffiti was practically non-existent (except in Derry/Londonderry). Things were neat and tidy, there was landscaping and flowers where appropriate. It makes the town I live in now look a bit scruffy around the edges.