Welcome to Gardyloo's website
This site contains photos from my travels over the past few decades. The organization is a bit haphazard but hopefully clear enough.
Brighton and Prague, August/September 2006
Transcontinental Car Trip, 2007
Miscellaneous Travels 2009 - 2010
Miscellaneous Travels 2011-2012
Spring 2011 - Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic States
February/March 2012 - Gibraltar, Andalusia and North Holland
Over time I'll add more galleries, stories, links and observations arising from our travels, current and past. If you want to use or reproduce any of the images here, please ask permission first; I'm usually very willing to give it.
I always enjoy feedback. Send messages to Gardyloo@comcast.net
Here's a small selection of photos that may or may not be repeated in individual galleries.
Pronunciation: gah(r)-di-lu
Part of Speech: Interjection
Meaning: An exclamation alerting passers-by to dirty water or more offensive liquid about to be dropped from a window above their heads.
Word History: The story goes that a medieval French king was drenched with the contents of a chamber pot one day in Paris. The result was a rule that all Parisians exclaim, "garde à l'eau!" (look out for the water!) before dumping liquid waste out the window. Because of the "Auld Alliance" between Scotland and France against the English, the term eventually migrated to Edinburgh, where it was shouted by inhabitants of the tall medieval tenements in that city's Old Town before the contents of chamber pots were flung out onto the streets below.
I adopted this handle after living for a considerable time in Edinburgh. The term "loo" is derived from Gardyloo.
So in other words, as you live and travel the world, watch out for the falling...
Thanks for visiting!
