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Why are there no soap dishes in Spanish showers?
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Why are there no soap dishes in Spanish showers?
So long as we are airing such gripes, why are there so rarely hooks on the backs of the doors in albergue showers?
Why are there no soap dishes in Spanish showers?
Pilgrim theft?Why are there no soap dishes in Spanish showers?
So nobody forgets their soap?Why are there no soap dishes in Spanish showers?
Just as bizarre. I recently stayed a place where the ceramic toilet paper holder had an ash tray molded on its top.
And why do they put a little beer-cooler or foot wash (never could decide) next to the toilet?
Has the concept of the absorbent towel - or indeed the towel larger than a table-napkin ever made its way to Spain?
I am so old that I remember those ash trays in most toilets before non-smoking rules arrived.Just as bizarre. I recently stayed a place where the ceramic toilet paper holder had an ash tray molded on its top.
And why do they put a little beer-cooler or foot wash (never could decide) next to the toilet?
Why are there no soap dishes in Spanish showers?
that is a 70s design feature I have not seen for ages, wow!Just as bizarre. I recently stayed a place where the ceramic toilet paper holder had an ash tray molded on its top.
So that’s where I’ve been going wrong!Beer-cooler or foot wash?? You mean a bidet, right?!
You are evil! Thanks for letting some of the levity escape into the forum!Why are there no soap dishes in Spanish showers?
Not sure I've seen that one?
Oooohhhhhh!A bidet Annie.
They’re uncommon in northern England - but inside lavatories and plumbed hot water only arrived in my parents lifetime
This is a hangover from the “good old days”!Just as bizarre. I recently stayed a place where the ceramic toilet paper holder had an ash tray molded on its top.
Hi Les - your S hook sounds genius! Well done and thanks to your husband.Many years ago when I was planning my first camino, someone on here suggested that I make a home-made S hook for use in showers. My husband made me one from an old wire coat hanger and I use it all the time... often showing it off with pride as other pilgrims oooh and ahhh at my precious little shower jewel
Because they probably don't want us to use it.And why no plugs when there is (rarely, but it happens) a bath?
I always bring my own "S" hook, but I have noticed each year that some of the newer albergues seem to have hooks to hang your clothes.So long as we are airing such gripes, why are there so rarely hooks on the backs of the doors in albergue showers?
You can purchase them inexpensively at hardware stores, too.Hi Les - your S hook sounds genius! Well done and thanks to your husband.
What about posting a photo of it on this thread so we can make our own - what a great thing to share and it's also a terrific gift idea for Camino friends and friends who're travelling.
Cheers from Oz -
Jenny
Oh gosh, I hope that doesn’t become a trend. It would take away all the fun of our griping.I always bring my own "S" hook, but I have noticed each year that some of the newer albergues seem to have them.
Like mosquito screens? Are there mosquitos in Spain?I've been dieing to ask...............Why no window screens in Spain?
Quite right too.I had to explain to my husband (he is Aussie, I was born overseas) what a bidet was during our first camino.
His expression of disbelief and disgust was hilarious. To this day, he has never approached one.
You should have told him it was a beer-cooler. That would have made him happy.I had to explain to my husband (he is Aussie, I was born overseas) what a bidet was during our first camino.
His expression of disbelief and disgust was hilarious. To this day, he has never approached one.
You should have told him it was a beer-cooler. That would have made him happy.
Over 40 years ago....we were in some hotel somewhere and when my Dad came out of the bathroom he said " there's a very handy contraption in there for washing your feet!"Not sure I've seen that one?
I have wondered that myself. That and floor fans. Both could really and inexpensively keep something like an albergue sleeping quarters cool and fly free.I've been dieing to ask...............Why no window screens in Spain?
Hi Les - your S hook sounds genius! Well done and thanks to your husband.
What about posting a photo of it on this thread so we can make our own - what a great thing to share and it's also a terrific gift idea for Camino friends and friends who're travelling.
Cheers from Oz -
Jenny
No... It would not help in the slightestI can't see how an S hook helps with the "where to put the soap" problem.
So long as we are airing such gripes, why are there so rarely hooks on the backs of the doors in albergue showers?
And then he would divorce me once he found out the truth after drinking a beer that touched a bidet. Man, I can SO see him flipping at it
Have you ever seen documentary proof that he’s an Aussie or does he just say he is?
I only know a couple of Aussie males these days, but both would take great pride (and many pictures) in drinking beer under those circumstances.
Thanks Les for the photos - and thanks again to your husband (and the Forum member who shared the S-hook idea).I can't take all the credit... it was someone on here who gave us the idea... but here it is... in all it's s'marvellous glory
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Or buy one in a home improvement store. They’re for hanging paint cans.Many years ago when I was planning my first camino, someone on here suggested that I make a home-made S hook for use in showers. My husband made me one from an old wire coat hanger and I use it all the time... often showing it off with pride as other pilgrims oooh and ahhh at my precious little shower jewel
do you mind, please, to post - here - a pic of it?Many years ago when I was planning my first camino, someone on here suggested that I make a home-made S hook for use in showers. My husband made me one from an old wire coat hanger and I use it all the time... often showing it off with pride as other pilgrims oooh and ahhh at my precious little shower jewel
I would be willing to bet there are.
Once many years ago I was in an albergue and I was trying to swat flies away from my dinner plate during dinner. The Spanish owner of the facility saw me doing this and laughed at me saying, in Spanish, I should not try to kill the national bird of Spain !!!!!!!!!!
I've got one of those but it was used as a key safe when I went sea kayaking - a soggy electronic car key doesn't work very well/at all.My solution for the no soap dish issue was this soap caddy: Coghlan's Soap Caddy
You can hang it from the shower fixture or your neck.
do you mind, please, to post - here - a pic of it?
I can't take all the credit... it was someone on here who gave us the idea... but here it is... in all it's s'marvellous glory
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Why are there no soap dishes in Spanish showers?
Hey, what is this? We are now complaining about things ‘not’ provided as well as about things provided?Just as bizarre. I recently stayed a place where the ceramic toilet paper holder had an ash tray molded on its top.
Good point!Hey, what is this? We are now complaining about things ‘not’ provided as well as about things provided?I’d like to see some Spaniards doing a walk in UK or Oz and what they find weird.
My Dad was an unconditional fan of bidets. He used it regularly after his morning bathroom. And why ever not? You (male) can't always shower after a Number Two, but a little bidet session is much eco-friendlier than moist towelettes. Of course, you need to live in a house that has females in it, otherwise you'd never dare to put one in...Over 40 years ago....we were in some hotel somewhere and when my Dad came out of the bathroom he said " there's a very handy contraption in there for washing your feet!"
In actual fact, he wasn't far wrong either!
Often now, when I see one, I think of my dear Dad
The answer is a bidet toilet seat, like they have in Japan. https://washlet.totousa.com/?gclid=...9Zb38q-JIuWR605gb89OuPSpfWNfQ-MkaAufkEALw_wcBI dislike bidets. They take up too much floor space in small European bathrooms and are just an extra thing for housekeeping to clean. Even if a person uses them, it's another another towel to wash and dry that isnt necessary...just my opinion. I live in the U.S. where you rarely encounter them.
Are you male or female? Bidets are a God-send for ladies with their period.I dislike bidets. They take up too much floor space in small European bathrooms and are just an extra thing for housekeeping to clean. Even if a person uses them, it's another another towel to wash and dry that isnt necessary...just my opinion. I live in the U.S. where you rarely encounter them.
Hi Anna, I am female and have never used a bidet, so the old saying "you don't miss what you don't know" or "ignorance is bliss" is probably true for me. I prefer more floor space in the small European bathrooms since I have no interest in using a bidet, but I respect your reasoning for their usefulness.Are you male or female? Bidets are a God-send for ladies with their period.
You will find a bidet in most Southern European houses (plus I've seen them in offices in Italy). The bathrooms were built to include a bidet! I have lived in Switzerland, Italy, France and Spain, and have always found a bidet in the bathroom.
Another towel to wash? You certainly don't need a bathtowel, just a little hand towel!
Come to that, who suffers from haemorrhoids find them useful too.
Very interesting, Rick. I'll continue solving my own "problems" for as long as I can...no bidet, no helper!There are other ways to solve the same problem that the bidet does.
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Somebody here recommended bringing one along and I was very glad I did. Now if anyone needs packing advice and its not in their list, I recommend it.Many years ago when I was planning my first camino, someone on here suggested that I make a home-made S hook for use in showers. My husband made me one from an old wire coat hanger and I use it all the time... often showing it off with pride as other pilgrims oooh and ahhh at my precious little shower jewel
I can't see how an S hook helps with the "where to put the soap" problem.
Why do they use frosted glass in the windows of aircraft Toilets (in the days of toilets having windows of course:-} Think VC10, Bristol Britannia)?Why are there no soap dishes in Spanish showers?
Diy instructions for Soap Net Bag:I can help with this one ... soap net bags!
They turn a bar of soap into a whole new lathered showering experiencing, they also exfoliate at the same time and then allows you to hang it up to dry afterwards!
A cheap little lightweight camino luxury!
I found a couple of those hooks with a suction cup. You put it against a smooth surface and pull the hook down into place which creates suction in the cup
I have one of those suction hooks - it also doubles as a sink/bath plug.And why no plugs when there is (rarely, but it happens) a bath?
...well, you could put and use your bar of soap in a little mesh bag (kind of like soap on a rope) and then use your “S” hookI can't see how an S hook helps with the "where to put the soap" problem.
Although, I still manage to leave my soaps behind!So nobody forgets their soap?
I wondered the same thing when i had to put my towel on the floor outside the shower.So long as we are airing such gripes, why are there so rarely hooks on the backs of the doors in albergue showers?
Has it been a slow morning for you?
Ditto. Or, if the ashtray was absent, then plenty of cigarette burns everywhere.I am so old that I remember those ash trays in most toilets before non-smoking rules arrived.
I have read all the comments about BIDET, really think it’s just a matter of culture. But now a days, it serves as a very eco-friendly “tool”. And I think the albergues that have them are careful about the cleaning as they have to be with tubs and shower curtains. Just enjoy your stay, wherever you decide, the Camino gives us much more than “bidets”, and no soap dishes...The answer is a bidet toilet seat, like they have in Japan. https://washlet.totousa.com/?gclid=...9Zb38q-JIuWR605gb89OuPSpfWNfQ-MkaAufkEALw_wcB
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