Recently in Paris, we were walking across the Pont des Arts, the bridge that crosses the Seine between the Louvre and the Left Bank. My son spotted lots of 'bicycle locks' attached to the sides of the bridge, but on closer inspection these turned out to be love tokens. It has become a tradition, apparently, for lovers to write their names on a lock, tie it to the bridge and throw the key into the river. We spent a good half hour reading all the little messages and marvelling at some of the extravagant locks.
19 comments:
Aw, that's rather sweet and cool!
So gorgeous, so sweet!
Love it!
I really love that sort of thing - fascinating! Have a lovely day!
I loved that too. And what a nice Valentine's Day post.
I've seen these too - a great idea for a St Valentines post.
Only in Paris!
I love random little corners of the world like this. Thanks for sharing! x
this makes me smile
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Oh, it´s not only in Paris, even in the very romantic city of Cologne!
Take a look here:
http://www.bilderbuch-koeln.de/img/dc/ca/109089.978x1304xin.jpeg
Some thieves cracked open many of the locks, very sad!
I saw the most beautiful jewel coloured locks covering a bridge in Verona in Italy - absolutely lovely!
that is just so...French! I love the idea of it.
Soooooooooo romantique! Did you leave a locket there?! x Iris.
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Delightful!
Also in Sydney!! On the road from Sydney to Wollongong...the Grand Pacific Drive...stunning views and romantic thoughts!
I adore :)
What a fabulous place with a wonderful tradition. Love the idea of it all. Hope you left your own lock there too!? :)
That is so fabulous, Europeans are so romantic.
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