For this week’s photo challenge LOVE I’ve chosen the LOVE LOCKS of Cologne, Germany:
photo by frizztext, click on the picture, to enter my galleries on flickr
compare a street shot, I took on the same day nearby:
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related: Weekly Photo Challenge: Love
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about LOVE LOCKS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_padlocks
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http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebesschloss
love locks are in Rome, Vrnjačka_Banja (Serbia), Moscow, Paris, Helsinki, Salzburg, Munich, Pécs (Hungary), Guam, Montevideo, Seoul, Tokyo, Kiev, Seville, Toronto etc.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/06/world/europe/06rome.html?_r=1
also:
http://www.rhinemagazine.com/locks-love-tinkling-cologne
there you can read: “Love locks have also appeared in Florence, Rome (Ponte Milvio), Guam, Montevideo, Seoul, Tokyo, Kiev, Seville and other major cities. In Rome the practise was given a huge boost in 2006 by a romantic movie called ‘Ho Voglia di Te’…”
also related:
http://www.candaceroserardon.com/2012/02/love-locks-in-cologne/
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http://www.justaplanerideaway.com/2009/12/padlocks-of-love-in-koln-germany.html
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Now I *need* to know if there is anyplace in Canada that does this!
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Hi Jeni – according to the Wikipedia link there are love locks on Vancouver Island and Toronto.
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I just found this (unsurprisingly) grim update: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1099596–city-snips-all-but-three-love-locks-from-humber-bridge
I’ll check out the bridge next time I’m in the west end and see if the forces of love have won out over the forces of beaurocracy. 🙂
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hah hah they had to sneak in at 7:30 am! What kind of structural damage can locks do to a bridge?
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“City snips all but three love locks from Humber bridge…” – bureaucracy cannot have tolerance for love, because bureaucracy is the contrary of love
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Thanks for the links. I’ve seen love locks in Madrid and along the Cinque Terre in Italy and I didn’t know what they meant.
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That whole story started a few years ago in Florence, Italy on the Old Bridge and it became such a nuisance that authorities had to forbid it.
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I love that intimate street shot.
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they are everywhere…these locks.
I really love the second image…just how love should look
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Hard to believe they haven’t done this theme for a challenge before. Love your second photo.
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Aw, that second photo is very sweet. Nicely done. 🙂
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‘ve walked this path in Cologne many times, a beautiful sight
– it’s probably banned in Denmark… ‘hahaha’
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I really love your second photo. The two people in the foreground are so obviously delighting in each other’s company, and I think the woman behind them is just a little envious.
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In China they have love locks too. They’re at the temples.
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I love ++++ the innocent shot in street!! I’m not sure , really I don’t like the concept of ‘Love Locks’ ….Love is freedom and not to be ‘locked’ …
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yes, love helps to move, it’s the biggest fuel to change and develop! nothing fixed…
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🙂
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Hi Frizz,
I’ve seen the Locks of Love on Ponte Vecchio in Florence–even feature them in a scene of the novel I’m working on–so it was fun to see them in your post. I also really appreciate the photo of the couple.
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ohw..the 2nd photo is so romantic
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Beautiful photo of a love story!
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Love love love. Best to you from Pittsburgh. Hope you enjoy my Airedale love.
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What happens with the locks after the end of the love /?
Seen in antalya – turkey:
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That second shot says it all. A very sweet couple, and a great shot.
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interesting. i had never heard of them
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http://eof737.wordpress.com/2013/01/26/weekly-photo-challenge-love/
“Love pulls people together…” – and encourages, gives motivation, positive energy, helps to develop creativity, supports our humor …
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beautiful shots!
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The lock idea is great, but i am just wondering, what if the couple got separated.. hehe weird thinkin’
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That’s quite a lizard on the lock–and the candid shot on the street is beautiful. A great post.
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Great images!!
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Perfect for the challenge… 😉
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A heart warming picture to see couple in sweet surrender. As for the lock, it’s invasive.
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