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They're trying to stop couples from doing this
on the Ponte Vecchio, so the lovers have moved
a bit upstream to the Ponte alla Grazie to keep
the tradition going (you write your names on the
lock and toss the key in the water).
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Of course, in the Cinque Terre, on the Via dell'Amore,
they're all for the lucchetti d'amore—and
have set up a special place for them.
I'm drowning in all the romance afloat here. :-) Don't you just love the thought that went into this. I guess taking one of my old high school combination locks wouldn't quite do the job...or would it? ;-)
ReplyDeletecoltrane -- all locks accepted, even the one from the bike you rode around on in elementary school!
ReplyDeleteAlthough you ARE supposed to throw the key away—how would that work exactly with a combination lock?
Hmmmmm.
Forgetting the combination is like throwing away the key, isn't it, Alexa? :-)
ReplyDeleteI can tell you two really enjoyed your trip. I have been really enjoying your pictures!
ReplyDeletefrom cali --
ReplyDeleteNot something (forgetting, that is) that would be difficult for me!
And good point—got that, coltrane? Your mission . . .
aaw, just get yourself to the Cinque Terre and go for it! (And enjoy the hiking, wine, pesto, etc. etc. while you're there.)
lily -- oh yeah, we sure did! I highly recommend it.
ReplyDelete(and I'm so glad you've enjoyed our voyage).
I can't wait to go back and see all your trip photos!! I still can't believe that we were less than 50 miles apart in Italy at one point. Oh well! From what I can tell it looks like you had a wonderful trip!
ReplyDeletekatie -- and from what I can tell, so did you!
ReplyDeleteYes, so close and yet . . . (next time for sure eh?)
There was a woman in Concordia Saggitaria blogging for a while, and she explained that the practice came from a teen love movie of about a decade ago. Little did the filmmakers know...
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