You have to really want it

[indigo_rose99]

 Bathrooms in pubs and restaurants in Amsterdam require that you first pass a test of agility, then of intelligence.

Most toilets are downstairs. And they are not ordinary stairs, oh no! These are circular stairs with each step so tiny your shoe is only half on solid ground with every careful footfall. I use both hands on every possible hold. I'm clumsy, not stupid.

Then the toilets are clean with plenty of toilet paper. Which pretty much defines a good toilet in my view. The challenge is the sink. I have learned the hard way: never soap my hands before turning on the water. CAN I turn on the water? Motion detector? Push? Pull? Hidden lever under the sink? A pedal on the floor? Gaaaah! 

Can I actually make it back up those damn stairs with soapy hands?!

Comments

[reedrover]

We had the same experience in Dublin. The bathrooms were down a narrow flight of uneven stairs and around tight corners.

... I never really appreciated the combination of being a relatively young country and having the ADA meant for our bathrooms.