Several feet under that traffic light are the locks that allow tour boats and dinner cruises to move back and forth over the rapids of the Vltava that sit in the middle of Prague.

This was a fad that was going out of control. Essentially along Ponte Vecchio a couple would write their initials onto a lock and then attach it to a certain gate and then throw to the river beneath the bridge. Once the gate was closed off people were attaching locks to anything available.

A system of locks that connects Lac d'Bras and the Atlantic Ocean.

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Hundreds of locks engraved with couple's names, keys thrown into the river. Hamburg.

Ben (in a green W wool band jacket) playing with the band in July 2017 for the Locks’ centennial

Foxton locks on the Grand Union canal .

Foxton locks on the Grand Union canal .

This happy guy waved and called out to passengers on the ship as The Coral Princess cleared Gatun Locks.

Plaquemine Locks

locks, doors, and windows collection

An impressive staircase of three locks these date from the 18th century. No 35 on the trail.

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En italia las personas que se aman colocan un candando en los puentes, como simbolo de que su amor sera duradero y por siempre..

Continuing my Knowle Locks sequence from November 2010 and here we are at Lock 49 complete with numbered marker and the quintessential black and white balance beams.

On Sunday Jim, Henry and I headed up the Columbia River to Cascade Locks to do some fishing.

lovers place locks of love at Namsan Tower

The Brooklyn Bridge on a glorious day - New York, USA.

The first set of locks that you pass through upon entering the Panama Canal from the Pacific.

Visitors to the Ballard Locks in Seattle can watch salmon as they climb the fish ladder. The best time to visit is during spawning season, from late June to mid-August.

Italian lovers's vow, Naples

#DS500 Make a photograph that features metal or a metallic surface today.

A tradition dating back to... 2004, has now reached Brooklyn by way of Italy. That year a movie called Tre Metri Sopra il Cielo (based on a 1992 novel by Federico Moccia) hit the big screen and included a scene where a couple secured their love (via a lock) to a bridge, and then tossed the keys into the river below. In Italy this has plagued the Ponte Milvio, and now it seems to have made its way over to the Brooklyn Bridge.

According to the Brooklyn Paper there are quite a few signs of the tradition secured to the bridge—as well as benches, supports and pillars—dating back to 2007 (see for yourselves). The locks (which include names and a date) are illegal, as is fastening anything to the bridge, but I wonder if the law is enforced?

Foxton locks on the Grand Union canal .

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Bow Locks, London.

More information about my Urban, Rural and Coastal Wanderings can be found on my "In Search of Space" blog at www.dakotaboo-in-search-of-space.blogspot.com/

10 mile birthday kayak from Agua Verde Paddle Club to the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Ballard. Happy Birthday, Carrie!

Seattle, WA.

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