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16-APR-2012 GeraldH

I Love Paris in the Spring Time

Paris, France view map

Love padlocks, Pont de l'Archevêché bridge.
It is a (not so old) custom.
Lovers from all over the world affix padlocks,
with their names engraved, to the railing of bridges
and toss the keys into the river.
This is meant as a symbol for their everlasting love.

Canon EOS 60D
1/125s f/14.0 at 8.0mm iso400 full exif

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Canon Image Challenge29-Apr-2012 18:32
Thanks for the history! I won't be able to make it to Paris, but I just might have to start a tradition of my own somewhere close ;)

~Sierra~
Canon Image Challenge29-Apr-2012 13:42
great! shu
Canon Image Challenge29-Apr-2012 07:01
Thank you, Sierra. I have added some info about the custom to the caption.
Canon Image Challenge28-Apr-2012 22:44
This is composed beautifully, I bet there's an interesting story behind the locks.

~Sierra~