All shapes, colours, and sizes, I discovered hundreds of padlocks locked on the Pont des Arts!  This pont is THE place where lovers meet!  As I walked along reading  messages vowing eternal love on the ”Cadenas d’amour” (love padlocks), I met a most charming young photographer who shot the pic below.

 He told me about how love-struck couples all over the world follow Paris’ romantic ritual - Italy, China, Russia, Hungary to name a few. And once you throw that key over the edge, you are love locked forever….