tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post6998271250186660480..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: Locks of LoveGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-46735062237632528602013-06-28T07:59:57.140+01:002013-06-28T07:59:57.140+01:00They don't even have to travel, GB. They can ...They don't even have to travel, GB. They can find it on the Internet and start it up where they live so an idea like this can spread anywhere in the world in a very short time.Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-18846800961005730932013-06-28T07:56:50.826+01:002013-06-28T07:56:50.826+01:00Starting to catch up with your posts. This one is...Starting to catch up with your posts. This one is fascinating and i love the idea of jointly doing a padlock.Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-76159050758575231322013-06-26T19:01:27.740+01:002013-06-26T19:01:27.740+01:00Lisa perhaps you could start the craze in your nec...Lisa perhaps you could start the craze in your neck of the woods!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-59155584484246169752013-06-26T18:36:32.275+01:002013-06-26T18:36:32.275+01:00With people travelling so much these days it only ...With people travelling so much these days it only takes one person to see and copy and a craze spreads everywhere.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-7843510659996057842013-06-24T02:45:31.320+01:002013-06-24T02:45:31.320+01:00Of course, I love that idea! Of course, I love that idea! shabby girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12340974325967555770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-19028270647442994322013-06-23T19:48:57.730+01:002013-06-23T19:48:57.730+01:00Forgot to say... I saw this somewhere else recentl...Forgot to say... I saw this somewhere else recently. I just found that post again, and it was from <a href="http://saltairedailyphoto.blogspot.se/2013/06/the-lock-of-love.html" rel="nofollow">Saltaire</a> in EnglandDawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-47513240197666479162013-06-22T20:31:44.170+01:002013-06-22T20:31:44.170+01:00Meike, I'd never heard of it before I saw it i...Meike, I'd never heard of it before I saw it in Italy and have never seen nor heard of it in Britain before.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-12680580324423637382013-06-22T20:30:30.315+01:002013-06-22T20:30:30.315+01:00Absolutely right Norma: just a variation on a them...Absolutely right Norma: just a variation on a theme.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-46992657986404744312013-06-21T19:27:56.743+01:002013-06-21T19:27:56.743+01:00It's been going on for many years here in Germ...It's been going on for many years here in Germany. One of the main bridges across the Rhine in Cologne has become a tourist attraction because of the locks. There are warning signs everywhere, people are not supposed to be putting any more locks on the bridge, as it is seriously becoming too heavy with all the extra metal added to it.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-74684358426356821692013-06-21T19:20:15.356+01:002013-06-21T19:20:15.356+01:00interesting tradition! no different than a pair c...interesting tradition! no different than a pair carving a heart into a tree with their initials inside it, just a lot more congregated in one spot.Nonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08623569563122986528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-89638677337520667862013-06-21T19:02:23.724+01:002013-06-21T19:02:23.724+01:00In a way, Kay, it is graffiti and that is part of ...In a way, Kay, it is graffiti and that is part of the history of the Via dell'Amore. Many tourists (and for much of the year that path is completely blocked by thousands of tourists every week - to the extent that they have to be 'rationed' by ticket at peak times) do find the graffiti and so on offensive. If I were a local I think I would find the crowds more of a problem than the graffiti but they bring in much needed money to the region.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-29231966278173609172013-06-21T12:17:15.381+01:002013-06-21T12:17:15.381+01:00I am the first person to say how I love things, bu...I am the first person to say how I love things, but this...I think it looks messy and like graffiti. What do you think?<br /><br />By the way, I just did a post about New Zealand even though I don't know the first thing about it! ;-)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-38044343684016536022013-06-21T11:44:42.874+01:002013-06-21T11:44:42.874+01:00There you are Virginia you could write an article ...There you are Virginia you could write an article in the local paper and get a new tradition started. The lock sellers would be delighted.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-38332471529187234092013-06-21T11:43:34.548+01:002013-06-21T11:43:34.548+01:00Monica the middle picture is in Italy. I suppose ...Monica the middle picture is in Italy. I suppose that if the locks are unlocked it would follow that the love could be broken. Hmmm. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-54138872913825167962013-06-21T11:22:27.741+01:002013-06-21T11:22:27.741+01:00Oh my goodness, that's a very sweet tradition....Oh my goodness, that's a very sweet tradition. I imagine it could take hold here if the young ones ever found out about it. <br />Lovers do engrave their names encircled with hearts into large agave plants that grow on the island.<br />At least it's better than the sneakers being thrown over the utility wires in every district back in the 90's.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-51469299991844617572013-06-21T10:19:30.665+01:002013-06-21T10:19:30.665+01:00Is the middle picture from Italy or Scotland? I wo...Is the middle picture from Italy or Scotland? I wonder what they do if they split up - go back and unlock? (Silly me. If the saying is true, I suppose there won't be any need...) DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-47018661960287699922013-06-21T08:39:57.845+01:002013-06-21T08:39:57.845+01:00Gosh Fiona it is such a small world. Yes. That i...Gosh Fiona it is such a small world. Yes. That is the dam in the background. You did succeed on the last post and I have just posted a reply.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-91573797330957257072013-06-21T08:35:43.482+01:002013-06-21T08:35:43.482+01:00A quaint tradition indeed....
My father was one o...A quaint tradition indeed....<br /><br />My father was one of the engineers that built the Pitlochry Dam which I suspect is n your last photo. He married a local lass in 1951. And now they live here in Christchurch, near me.<br /><br />Tried to post on your last blog post twice - not sure if i succeeded in the end - but trying again on this :) <br />Fi from Four Paws and Whiskershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217307759511472654noreply@blogger.com