Two Classmates Photographing the Love Padlocks
After the rain had drizzled away near the end of Professor Darling’s Bike Adventure we came across this bridge built in the Malá Strana district of Prague, which is on the west side of the Vltava river near the Charles Bridge. This part of Prague is sometimes referred to as “Little Venice” as it features Baroque styles and narrow streets. Couples come here and place padlocks on the bridge in order to “lock their love” and then throw the key away in the river. These bridges are located all over the world and especially in Europe as a sweet testament to how cheesy couples can be. These love locks lie on a very small pedestrian bridge that crosses over to meet with the John Lennon Wall. This graffiti-ridden wall features Beatles quotes from their songs and paintings of the Beatles, as well as other youth statements of peace and love. The wall is painted nearly everyday and from one week to the next, it looks completely different. It is little jewels like this that make Prague a very interesting place. It has unique customs and a culture like no one else in the world. Historically, Czechs have valued their independence and peace for centuries, fighting wars to ensure that they have it. The art installments that they have, such as a wall full of graffiti, a peeing statue, and giant baby statues at the park, and their way of living, such as owning a cougar and walking it to a park or putting their dogs in strollers or in seats at a restaurant, are a testament to how free of a country the Czech Republic is.
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