Love Locks

April 8, 2011 •

 Are you familiar with these? I remember reading about them prior to our move to Italy and feeling excited the first time I spotted some in Rome. We found a lot in Florence at various points along the river. I like them. They are romantic, symbolic, and even a bit festive when bunched in colorful, shiny swags along railings. It turns out that they aren't unique to Italy and they aren't always appreciated. Lovers are leaving signs of their love all over the world. Have any in your part of the world?
7 Replies
Vanessa/NessieNoodle said...

Reminds me a little of the shoe trees that we have out here.
People will toss an old pair of shoes up into a tree and sooner or later there are hundreds of them in there.
here's a picture of one (this one was recently cut down by vandals...)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/glitch_nitch/556963895/

4:59 PM
Jessica said...

Never heard of that before. Thanks for teaching me something new!

5:46 PM
likeschocolate said...

I never saw any in Rome, but I have heard that there are some in Cinque Terra.

7:16 PM
jackie said...

I've never heard of these either. Great post.

11:14 PM
Emily said...

I always loved spotting love locks while we were traveling through Europe and I was surprised to find huge numbers of them along The Great Wall of China. Like you, I think they're festive and pretty, but I guess I can see why they aren't always welcome.

1:06 PM
Anonymous said...

Just read another blog and they are in St Petersburg:

http://faithnotfearhooks.blogspot.com/

Jan

6:51 PM
Cami said...

I saw them on The Amazing Race once. Interesting idea. I think they're cool.

12:27 AM

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