I won’t complain here about love locks, as I’ve done that on previous occasions. But I’m impressed by the very half-hearted effort made here by the residents of Bialystok. Try and spot the love lock in the above photo….
Here it is.
Tag: Love Locks
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Torun – Old Bridge (Love Locks)
The romantic notion of buying some lock, writing some message on it with a pen, attaching it to a piece of metal fence and chucking the key into the water clearly isn’t lost on the people of Torun….. I think they’re quite symbolic, they go rusty after a couple of years, like many relationships, so I understand the underlying message.
Some people have spent a little more money than others on their lock purchase.
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Pittsburgh – Love Locks
I’ve never really been a fan of the love lock phenomenon which has bestowed so many padlocks onto bridges and other structures across the world. Although I’m not very romantic, so that is probably why, but chucking a key into a river and leaving a padlock on a bridge doesn’t seem to be the height of romantic sophistication to me. But, each to their own.
There were a few love locks on the bridges in Pittsburgh. However, I’ve never seen before a cycling helmet attached to a bike lock which is then placed on the bridge, in this case Hot Metal Bridge (a wonderful name for any structure). I thought for a while someone was storing it there, although that seemed unlikely, but there are numerous other rather more traditional locks in the area.
If nothing else, it’s different.
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Malta – Central Region – Sliema – Love Locks
The phenomenon of love locks has reached Malta (apparently over a decade ago), with the theory being that happy couples can place a lock on a fence and chuck the key into the water. Very romantic….
I think it looks ridiculous, although this is one of the neatest examples that I’ve seen.
Fortunately, the authorities have limited this love lock exuberance to just a few panels.
