A Habit Of Newlyweds In Italy

In the historic Italy, where brave warfarers and kings conquered cities and regions, the young lovers of this country has created a shrine for couples everywhere. Along the length of the Milvian Bridge, lamp posts have been covered with hundreds of locks symbolizing the ardor of couples from other places. I was first bowled over and baffled about the idea of placing locks on the lamp post of the said historic bridge and landmark in Italy. However, my guide informed me that this happened after reading and watching a particularly renowned silver screen adaptation of a novel where the protagonists wrote each other's names on a lock, attaching it on the post, and threw the keys into the river Tiber.

I find the whole idea of this new habit as romantic, and I have several snapshots of newlyweds caught in the act of placing their respective names on the bridge's lamp post. The only thing that worries me is what will happen should the loving couple break-up. How will they take out their lock when they have a new sweetheart? It may be a bit disturbing to see a lock that has your former partner's name while you're putting the new one up. If it were up to me, I would definitely make a spare copy of the lock before hurling it into the river.