LOVE LOCKS
I read this week
that the Pont des Arts bridge in Paris lost a length of its railing
because too many 'love locks' have been attached to it! The locks are
padlocks usually with something written on them. The weight of the
locks caused the railing to drop into the Seine. Thank goodness, there
was no passing vessel at the time.
I hadn't come across these padlocks until I
went to Sicily in May. A few kilometres from Palermo is the small town
(with a very famous and stunning cathedral) called Monreale. There's a
spot where you get beautiful views of the city of Palermo and people
have attached padlocks to the railings.
I hope the fad doesn't catch on in London. The
pedestrian Millennium bridge that goes from St Paul's Cathedral over to
the Tate Modern was initially known as the 'Wobbly Bridge' when it was
opened, for the self-explanatory reason. The engineers soon sorted out
the problem but extra weight here and there could change the
dynamics.....
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