Pont des Arts - As-tu un clé?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKaO6Q9B-Olq7K5zVMKIQrrh8CRT8gltPsQrLabe5ImnH9tqPfvndtI4wS8iPOg3Bq8oDqJZ2-IRZA6o3DUVcJ-3eUta8Q0hX_mmqn46Mt203IF6Ic6LyYDWgtXGJ5H2JQb0C0dtp8lw/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_232DSC_4915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKaO6Q9B-Olq7K5zVMKIQrrh8CRT8gltPsQrLabe5ImnH9tqPfvndtI4wS8iPOg3Bq8oDqJZ2-IRZA6o3DUVcJ-3eUta8Q0hX_mmqn46Mt203IF6Ic6LyYDWgtXGJ5H2JQb0C0dtp8lw/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_232DSC_4915.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pont des Arts</div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you have a key?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This pedestrian bridge is in the news this week.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The bridge was closed for a period of time </div><div style="text-align: center;">as the weight of the "love locks" was so heavy </div><div style="text-align: center;">that it tore a portion of the railing away from the bridge.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The city (or the mysterious lock-remover) </div><div style="text-align: center;">has periodically pruned locks from this bridge</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and Pont de l'Archevêché, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but they re-appear almost as quickly as they are removed.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Pont des Arts</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Pont des Arts - As-tu un clé?

Pont des Arts Do you have a key? This pedestrian bridge is in the news this week.   The bridge was closed for a period of time  as the weigh...

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Pont de l'Archevêché

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1oXfQgnD_Pt4ywRh5pAI-d2mHrrLKKCYBEKeVTzsgp5yvozoqE9NKTo9Mq0Zb2Bsb6owObqIcsXPaRADB0ZLf85G7l6_DY5bno0HnWlY0vQbqdOWlEiTSAtyPQO6J1QOw_TUlIKHrtM/s1600/2011+1108+day+5+DSC_0047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1oXfQgnD_Pt4ywRh5pAI-d2mHrrLKKCYBEKeVTzsgp5yvozoqE9NKTo9Mq0Zb2Bsb6owObqIcsXPaRADB0ZLf85G7l6_DY5bno0HnWlY0vQbqdOWlEiTSAtyPQO6J1QOw_TUlIKHrtM/s640/2011+1108+day+5+DSC_0047.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Pont de l'Archevêché</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />Based on the hefty weight of </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> many locks in the foreground, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the larger ones have likely been removed or </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"pruned" </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">One does hope that </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Edith and Hernando are doing well...</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Pont de l'Archevêché</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>behind Notre Dame</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>75005, Paris</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Pont de l'Archevêché

Pont de l'Archevêché Based on the hefty weight of   many locks in the foreground,  the larger ones have likely been removed or  "pr...

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Pont des Arts - sous la neige

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KRvRuSVfErj26m7_49rrvCB5jy2xXb9vUci9VBdf1xLQcPOMqIEdisN3FctJwffwQI_NVc1rjv-kVONQ7LEEGO3PbYzZ_8hY25XDljCCtxzIbQfbAPSOkzHiyXFClERe9ynFzMg9-mM/s1600/2010+Dec+6+IMG_3547.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KRvRuSVfErj26m7_49rrvCB5jy2xXb9vUci9VBdf1xLQcPOMqIEdisN3FctJwffwQI_NVc1rjv-kVONQ7LEEGO3PbYzZ_8hY25XDljCCtxzIbQfbAPSOkzHiyXFClERe9ynFzMg9-mM/s640/2010+Dec+6+IMG_3547.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Pont des Arts</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Taken a few years ago during a dusting of snow,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the bridge is seen after a pruning of locks </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Pont des Arts</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Pont des Arts - sous la neige

Pont des Arts Taken a few years ago during a dusting of snow, the bridge is seen after a pruning of locks bon weekend Pont des Arts 75001, P...

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Pont des Arts - love locks

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitki4CPetVA7THpOtElZCSQYrwldwtnC5NCeghXSQUuJOgtsKHlAFl2Oisv679xGJfdf-1646Z5Fhr0RxFPVT0qM4is3LHO3idN1snPFHSDPaK781yqMbveOqW6An27sEvU6jyvW0tVzA/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_242DSC_4925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitki4CPetVA7THpOtElZCSQYrwldwtnC5NCeghXSQUuJOgtsKHlAFl2Oisv679xGJfdf-1646Z5Fhr0RxFPVT0qM4is3LHO3idN1snPFHSDPaK781yqMbveOqW6An27sEvU6jyvW0tVzA/s640/2012+Mar+29+Paris_242DSC_4925.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Love locks</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Pont des Arts</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have photographed the "love locks" for years on the Pont des Arts and always said that if my sweetheart came with me to Paris that we would put one here on the Pont des Arts.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He did come with me last March and after attaching our lock threw away a red key (which was superfluous for a combination lock).  It was at the moment of sunset, and we were in good company with others on that March evening.  In October I went back to check on our lock and it was most assuredly missing.  The fact is that all of these lovers' locks weigh down the bridge and it appears that the locks are periodically "pruned."  In May of 2010, they all disappeared overnight but the city of Paris claimed innocence.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We will return and affix another lock, a tiny discrete one, which should not cause any attention (or pruning).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(Happy Valentine's Day, D)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Pont des Arts</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">   </span></i></div>

Pont des Arts - love locks

Love locks Pont des Arts I have photographed the "love locks" for years on the Pont des Arts and always said that if my sweetheart...

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Pont des Arts - l'amour

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbNYfjEVRk1m5yO-19rUzPsP3ftlfDE6VTaR_80wEktbFZ1gUpoucNueFk_AJm1S0MpjydTM2pbPsirCpHsA7ho3AKlrnhA_4aQZKeLg_hRfEDOoQQx68fGdmfW7PY_rkLdD4X-PxvYY/s1600/2012+Mar+29_4979DSC_5235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" fba="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbNYfjEVRk1m5yO-19rUzPsP3ftlfDE6VTaR_80wEktbFZ1gUpoucNueFk_AJm1S0MpjydTM2pbPsirCpHsA7ho3AKlrnhA_4aQZKeLg_hRfEDOoQQx68fGdmfW7PY_rkLdD4X-PxvYY/s640/2012+Mar+29_4979DSC_5235.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pont des Arts, a moonlit night, padlocks on the bridge, and ...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Paris in love</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It is just not the same anywhere else</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Pont des Arts</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75001, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /> </div>

Pont des Arts - l'amour

Pont des Arts, a moonlit night, padlocks on the bridge, and ... Paris in love It is just not the same anywhere else Pont des Arts 75001, Par...

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