Red painted arrows indicated a partly paved over drain in a sidewalk of San Francisco. The drain constituted a walking hazard.

The view up at a missing gutter drain pipe in Dublin, Ireland.

An elegant and understated Paris drain in a sidewalk was hinged so that it could easily be opened for cleaning.

Casual rust of a country drain composed of slats, in Trebes, France.

A drain in gutter alongside a street in France was smartly designed in a zig zag pattern.

A candy wrapper was captured during escape down a drain by the drain's grill. This particular drain was found in France.

This drain was found in the middle of a side street in London, England.

This drain was found under outdoor shower near swim area in Hyde Park's Serpentine, London, England.