April 17, 2014
More on my day of wandering in Paris….
I happened upon this huge St. Sulpice Church and snapped this shot just as a flock of birds took off. You ask, why do I say the church is huge? Look at the back – it literally took up the whole city block.:
The “Love Locks Bridge” was another find. Officially it is called Pont des Arts Bridge. Over the last few years a fad has been happening ( all over Europe) where couples attach a padlock with their names written or engraved onto the railings or grates of the bridge and then throw the key into the River Seine. There is some concern about the metal pollution to the river from all of the keys and sometimes police patrol the bridge to try and stop the keys from being pitched over the side,. Also, obviously, there is concern about the added weight to the bridge from all the locks, but no word on a plan regarding that issue. How Paris say no to love????
This is a full shot of the bridge and all of the “gold” color is padlocks, packed full, both sides, all the way down, layer upon layer, some locks locked on to other locks even.
It’s a booming business for the padlock makers!!!!
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