Where the king goes to be alone

Of the four places Cindy and I stayed in Italy, three (in Florence, Rome and Naples) had bidets in the bathroom. I felt a little like Crocodile Dundee! And no, I didn't do as the Romans do, I used the paper.

While we're on the subject, I've been meaning to mention to those who haven't travelled that toilet paper varies between countries. I first noticed when I came to America: whereas the sheets are arranged portrait on an Australian roll, they are landscape in America. Italy is like Australia. But in France, some families use loose-leaf paper; that is, sheets folded in half and interlaced like tissues, stacked in a dispenser. Très exotique!