Friday, June 6, 2008

Padlocked Love


In 2006 couples started in Rome at Ponte Milvio to padlock their love at lamppost (also because it was seen in a movie). Of course, now, it's popular everywhere and each lamppost by a bridge is a good place to promise each other eternal love.

Nel 2006 le coppiette cominciarono a Roma presso il Ponte Milvio a lucchettare il loro amore a un lampione (anche perché visto fare in un film). Naturalmente, ora, è popolare ovunque e ogni lampione presso un ponte è un buon posto per promettersi eterno amore.
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11 comments:

-K- said...

Interesting. And it seems some of the padlocks have the couples names written on them too. There's nothing like that here in Los Angeles.

Diederick Wijmans said...

Whatever...as long as the promises are kept!

Jilly said...

How romantic! I've never heard of this.

mikeacoyle said...

I saw this too on Saturday when I went to see the flooded Po. Underneath is a sticker that says 'Agony Way'! Makes a good photo.

Anonymous said...

La "sindrome di Moccia" non risparmia nessun posto :-D

USelaine said...

I think this is the movie Patrizia of Sagittaria Concordia mentioned a little while ago! I'm not sure I would like such things building up in public places, especially after so many years. Maybe give them one specified place where they all can go, leaving the rest clean.

• Eliane • said...

Do you know in which movie? Probably one that requires several boxes of Kleenex.

MmeBenaut said...

What a wonderfully romantic idea. I wonder how many people come back later on with a pair of bolt cutters.

b.c. said...

very cool, very sweet

Layrayski said...

How romantic! (And at the back of my mind I'm wondering the same thing as mmebenaut hehe)

Danx said...

Eterno amore, insomma...quando una cosa viene dall'alto (della TV!) e quando viene fatta da adolescenti dire eterno è un'eresia!eheh