Comments on: Love locks of Paris: Are They a Good Thing for the City?

By: Travelling Book Junkie

Travelling Book Junkie — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:53:25 +0000

In reply to Heather Boothman. I think it's a great symbolism of commitment for couples across the world and it seems to be becoming more popular everywhere we go; even a little town in the Peak District we visited over Easter had love padlocks on a bridge over the river. :)

By: Heather Boothman

Heather Boothman — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 00:58:19 +0000

When we were in Paris we did this and I think that the act is different for everyone, We locked a padlock to the bridge in honor of each other and we know the commitment and wanted to leave a bit of us in Paris.

By: Travelling Book Junkie

Travelling Book Junkie — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 13:28:24 +0000

In reply to foreignsanctuary.

Thanks for your comments – it would seem that the locks are definitely causing a few problems for the council. It will be interesting to see what happens in the next few years. I commented on another blog just yesterday saying that its a shame, people add their locks only to have them cut off after a year or two and they highlighted that at least the keys will forever be at the bottom of the river – which I think is still quite a romantic notion!

By: foreignsanctuary

foreignsanctuary — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 12:57:03 +0000

First of all, a gorgeous photo! I love Paris and I can understand why these love locks are popping up in Paris – it is the city of romance after all. However, I didn’t know about the safety concerns because of the locks on the bridge. Thanks for sharing about people’s perspectives about the locks!