Kinshasa, Résidence Suisse
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He dived into a swimming pool and held his breath longer than usual. He imagined that Marie had had his initials tattoed on her stomach, but he knew full well that they were actually those of Odette Sissay, his cook. While he dived around, it seemed as though the water had mysteriously risen and expanded: the walls were blurred and, suddenly, he felt as though the whole world had turned into a swimming pool, a world-encompassing basin that had no rim on which a glass of white wine could stand. It was consequently of no significance at which spot he surfaced. Every place was the same place. The Congo was also in the middle of the Vallis Alps; the luxurious swimming pool also a snow-melt pond with frog spawn.
Around the World in 20 Tubs
From Thailand to Patagonia in a single breath, from Tokyo to Paris in a sigh. Maille-Mobil makes it possible: the tub. And the travelers themselves even don't have to squeeze through drainage pipes – it is sufficient to close the eyes, to dive, and to determine the location, where one would like to reemerge. Still undecided? Then choose one of 20 destinations which are listed here. Because in every episode of «Mission Kaki» there is a landing station for Maille-Mobil – quite the fastest way through the story.
- Santa Lemusa, Côte Chimerik, near Bandalis
- Dakar (Senegal), Hotel «Atlantique»
- Moscow, Hotel «Banna»
- Beijing, Hotel «Southern Rose»
- Island of Möja (Sweden), Björndalens Naturreservat
- Gwangju (Corea), Hotel «Ramada»
- Sharjah (UAE), «Radisson Blue Resort»
- Bangkok, Hotel «Atlanta»
- Siem Reap (Cambodia), Hotel «Golden Banana»
- Tokyo, Hotel «Villa Fontaine»
- Litchfield National Park (Australia, Northern Territory)
- Damascus (Syria), Hotel «Four Seasons»
- Lapataia Bay (Tierra del Fuego, Argentina)
- Antarctica
- Kinshasa (RDC), Résidence Suisse
- Jerusalem, Austrian Hospice
- San Clemente State Beach (California)
- Mumbai, Hotel «Suba Palace»
- Paris, Fine de claire
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