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30 Days of Photos - Day 28 - Lover


In Ottawa, the Corktown pedestrian bridge spans the Rideau Canal linking the city's Somerset Street with Ottawa University.

Since it's completion in September of 2006, the bridge has become famous worldwide.

Why?

Local lovers have taken to demonstrate their love for one another by attaching padlocks to the bridge.

Some couples use a Sharpie to identify their locks.

Others have gone so far as to have their locks engraved.

Talk about having a lock on someone's heart.

Click through to Ziva's blog and share the love.
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nonamedufus said…
A little different, don't you think?
28 September 2013 at 07:40
ReformingGeek said…
Wow. That is different. I'm so glad they don't sign their underwear and wrap it around that pole.
28 September 2013 at 08:35
babs (beetle) said…
I've seen this before, somewhere. I love it, but I always wonder who first starts these things and why.
28 September 2013 at 08:57
nonamedufus said…
There are a lot of these around the world. I think it's a great idea. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_locations_with_love_locks
28 September 2013 at 09:18
nonamedufus said…
Well if they did I hope they would wash it first.
28 September 2013 at 09:20
Agent 54 said…
I've seen a different pic of this bridge. I like your pic. Detail, color, it's very good.
28 September 2013 at 11:22
Tami Von Zalez said…
Such a neat idea and great image!


What happens if the love affairs goes sour? Do they unlock the lock?
28 September 2013 at 11:23
nonamedufus said…
Thanks, 54. It's pretty unique.
28 September 2013 at 11:35
nonamedufus said…
Now that's an excellent question, Tami. I don' really know. I would suspect yes.
28 September 2013 at 11:36
Debra She Who Seeks said…
Cool! I'll have to check that out next time I'm in Ottawa!
28 September 2013 at 11:57
nonamedufus said…
Hey, next time you're in Ottawa check me out!
28 September 2013 at 12:08
Shawn Ohara said…
Silly me, to express my love I got married. If only I'd known...
28 September 2013 at 12:41
Lauren said…
I love that! What a great idea for the prompt.
28 September 2013 at 13:03
meleahrebeccah said…
Awwwwwwwwww!! I absolutely LOVE this!!
28 September 2013 at 15:01
Ziva said…
Oh, I love this, Dufus, such a great take on the theme! Now, tell me the truth, you're a bit of a romantic, aren't you?
28 September 2013 at 15:38
Cheryl said…
What a fun take on this prompt! Did you and Maryse toss a padlock on there too?
28 September 2013 at 15:40
nonamedufus said…
I kept putting off and putting off going out and snapping this. I'm glad I finally did it. It's so neat.
28 September 2013 at 15:55
nonamedufus said…
Awesome, isn't it?
28 September 2013 at 15:56
nonamedufus said…
Aw, my secret's out. Don't tell anyone. You'll spoil my image.
28 September 2013 at 15:56
nonamedufus said…
Um, ah, gosh, no. But she already has the key to my heart. How's that?
28 September 2013 at 15:58
nonamedufus said…
Oh, yeah, this is a way cheaper way to go.
28 September 2013 at 15:58
Jackal said…
awww sweet
28 September 2013 at 16:31
Katherine Murray said…
That is absolutely fascinating!!!!! I wonder how in the world that started!
28 September 2013 at 17:48
nonamedufus said…
Don't know. But it's such a great idea, isn't it?
28 September 2013 at 19:01
Jay of The Depp Effect said…
I first saw locks used like this in Lecce, Puglia. The central piazza, on one side of the little amphitheatre, has its lamp posts bristling with padlocks with names on them! I didn't know what they were for until we arrived in the north of Italy and I asked my friend Paola. She told me what they meant, and added that many Italians regard them in the same light as graffiti, if not worse. I was quite sad about that, because I thought it was a nice, and completely harmless, idea!
28 September 2013 at 19:48
nonamedufus said…
That's a great story. It's interesting to know that this unique display of affection can be found around the world.
28 September 2013 at 21:24
mike said…
Cool pic. I didn't know we had something like this. It's a neat tradition though. Saw something similar in Florence and in NYC.
29 September 2013 at 01:21
Cheryl said…
You're a hopeless romantic. I like that about you.
29 September 2013 at 08:05
Paula Larew Wooters said…
And here I thought you were going to share a photo of Maryse.... I hope you at least added a lock for her while you were there.
29 September 2013 at 08:41
nonamedufus said…
I'll be using another pic in J.P.'s challenge this week. It is a neat idea and adds to the charm of the architecture of the bridge I think.
29 September 2013 at 08:45
nonamedufus said…
Are you kidding? She'd kill me if I shared a picture of her. Don't know why. After all, she's a wonderful looking woman! But she hates having her picture taken.
29 September 2013 at 08:46
nonamedufus said…
Well, you may be half right. Mrs D has been known to call me hopeless.
29 September 2013 at 08:47
Linda Medrano said…
It's better than graffiti but I'm not sure I get it. Eh! It's Canadians! Who knows!
29 September 2013 at 13:43
nonamedufus said…
It's not just Canadians. Locks on bridges to demonstrate love are fund all over the world! But Canadians are a loving bunch, though.
29 September 2013 at 14:12
nonamedufus said…
Hey you and Alex should go out and leave a lock on the Golden Gate Bridge to celebrate your anniversary. Have you got a really, really tall stepladder?
29 September 2013 at 17:42
Cheryl P. said…
I think that is a very creative way to symbolize a relationship...well if someone needs to symbolize it in some way. Better than carving initials into trees or spray painting graffiti.
29 September 2013 at 21:36
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