Lonely Planet India - August 2016

A Book of Toilets

Book Excerpt

GLOBETROTTER

DISCOVER THE WORLD’S MOST AMAZING AND AT TIMES AMUSING TOILETS.

NATURE’S CALL HAS NEVER BEEN SO BEAUTIFULLY ANSWERED

PHOTOGRAPHS: ©JØRN ERIKSSON/ 500PX (BARAFU CAMP TANZANIA)

©AL SOL/ 500PX (FOUNTAIN OF TOILETS FOSHAN CHINA)

BARAFU CAMP TANZANIA

Squatting on the edge of a cliff 4600m up the

flanks of Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania the Barafu

Camp khazi (toilet) takes the concept of a long-drop

toilet to an elevated level. Pole pole (slowly slowly)

is the standard mantra when climbing Africa’s

highest peak but that adage doesn’t apply here.

FOUNTAIN OF TOILETS

FOSHAN CHINA

Made from 10000 toilets sinks

and urinals this fantastic flushing

fountain graces Shiwan Park in Foshan

China the world’s ceramic capital.

The installation which is 100m long

and 5m high is the handy work of

Chinese artist Shu Yong who used

factory seconds and pre-loved pans

to create his masterpiece.