Chapter 1328: Love lock bridge
In a few minutes, Ye Tian and the others went through the south exit of the Pyramid Square to François Mitterrand Avenue on the Seine River, and strolled along the riverside road to the Pont des Arts not far away.
This is a beautiful street. On the left is the Renaissance-style art palace, the Louvre, and on the right is the picturesque scenery of the Seine. It is pleasant and refreshing.
Ye Tian and the others were enjoying the beautiful scenery on both sides of the street, talking, laughing, and chatting. It didn't take long for them to walk to the head of the Pont des Arts on the north bank of the Seine.
The Pont des Arts in Paris, located on the Seine River and across the north and south, was built in 1804. It was bombed and destroyed by German forces during the two world wars and was finally rebuilt in the 1980s.
In 1804, in order to connect the French academies and art galleries on the north and south banks of the Seine, the then French Emperor Napoleon ordered the construction of this pedestrian-only bridge.
In the past one or two hundred years, this was just an ancient bridge for pedestrians. Although it has a long history, it does not have much romance. It is just a very ordinary wooden bridge on the Seine!
This pedestrian bridge is planted with many shrubs and green plants, and there are benches for pedestrians to rest. It is a great place to watch the beautiful scenery of the Seine River and its banks, as well as the scenery of Xidi Island on the east side.
Because of its unique and advantageous location, this bridge is known as the ‘air art garden on the Seine’. This is the relationship between it and art and the reason for its name!
But at the beginning of this century, because of a famous love book, Federico Mocha's "I'm Sorry, I Love You", this ordinary bridge has only risen to fame and gradually developed into one of the most romantic sights in Paris.
In "Sorry, I Love You", the protagonist hangs a lock with a name on the Roman Miovio Bridge and throws the key into the Taber River to represent eternal love.
With the popularity of this book of love, the trend of padlocks first rose in Rome, and then swept across Europe and the world.
The most famous of these is the Pont des Arts in Paris. After a few years of work, all kinds of locks that symbolize love are hung on the Pont des Arts, and there is almost no gap!
The number and weight of the love locks hung on the Pont des Arts even crushed part of the bridge, forcing the French government to remove a large number of love locks to relieve the pressure on the Pont des Arts!
Although this romantic trend of hanging love locks on the bridge is popular all over the world because of "Sorry, I Love You", it is not the first.
In many parts of the world, including China, there has been a tradition of hanging love locks since ancient times. The tops of famous mountains and rivers such as Huangshan and Taishan in China are hung with concentric locks that symbolize love.
The tradition of Europeans chaining locks on bridges began in the early twentieth century to commemorate lovers who died in wars and place their thoughts on them. This tradition has been maintained over time.
Because of the love locks hanging on the bridge, the Pont des Arts in Paris is also known as the "Love Lock Bridge".
For couples in love, it is undoubtedly a very romantic thing to hang a ‘love lock’ symbolizing eternal love on the Pont des Arts in Paris, and then throw the key into the Seine River.
Especially women in love are more concerned about this kind of thing, such as Betty, she is no exception!
In this trip to Paris, in addition to custom-made wedding dresses and top jewellery worn during marriage, hanging a ‘love lock’ on the Pont des Arts in Paris is probably the most important thing in her heart.
As soon as he walked to the bridge, Betty’s excited eyes shined straight, wishing to rush to the Pont des Arts immediately, lock the padlock she brought from New York on the bridge, and then threw the key far into the Seine!
However, when Ye Tian took her onto the Pont des Arts and saw the dense padlocks on the guardrails on both sides of the bridge with almost no gap, she couldn't help but feel worried again.
"My dear, where are we hanging the locks? The guardrails on both sides are full of locks. There is no gap at all. You can't lock it to someone else's padlock, right?"
Betty frowned and said in a low voice, holding a golden padlock brought from New York in her hand.
It was a padlock specially customized by Betty in New York before coming to Europe. It was very delicate and beautiful, and the names of Ye Tian and Betty were engraved on it, which was very romantic.
Upon hearing Betty's words, Ye Tian immediately smiled and said in a low voice:
"It doesn't matter, my dear, the Pont des Arts in Paris is so long, let's walk forward slowly, looking for a suitable padlock location while enjoying the view of the Seine.
I believe that we can always find a suitable padlock location. If we can't find it on the bridge, then I will turn over the bridge and go to the outside or under the bridge to find a suitable padlock location. I will definitely find it! "
"It's better to lock it on the guardrails on both sides of the bridge. If there is really no suitable place, then forget it. This is just a form. There is no need to venture out of the bridge to find it!"
Betty chuckled and said in a low voice, without insisting.
While chatting, their footsteps did not stop. They strolled on the Pont des Arts, enjoying the beautiful scenery on the Seine and paying attention to the situation on the guardrails on both sides.
Matisse and the others have dispersed, walking around Ye Tian and the others, watching the surroundings vigilantly and paying attention to the situation on the Seine River.
During the march, they paid great attention to their respective positions and were always on high alert.
Seemingly inadvertently, they have woven a safety net around Ye Tian and Betty, and from time to time they use their bodies to block Ye Tian's sight from all directions to avoid being attacked!
Matisse's well-trained tactical moves all fell into the eyes of the Paris policemen who followed, causing those guys to breathe in air-conditioning continuously, secretly chilling!
"Where is Steven this **** **** who came to Paris to travel? Isn't he here to make trouble? Who else is going to travel with an army? And it's a special elite!"
Ye Tian and the others didn't know what the Paris police thought, even if they knew, they didn't bother to pay attention!
There is no other reason. They have seen this situation a lot and have long been used to it!
At this time, Ye Tian's attention was completely attracted by the beautiful scenery of the Seine River, and there was nothing else in his eyes!
The turn of summer and autumn is one of the most beautiful periods of the year on the Seine.
The sparkling and crystal clear Seine river reflects the shadow of the Louvre. The river flows quietly, passing under the Pont des Arts in Paris, and then flowing into the distance, gentle and poetic!
On both sides of the Seine, there are many historical buildings built in various eras and various artistic styles, including Gothic buildings, Renaissance-style buildings, and Baroque-style buildings.
Buildings of various styles are lined up one after another, like a chronicle of western architecture. The variety of styles and the exquisite architecture are dizzying!
It is these historical buildings that truly reflect the long history of this city, and also add a lot of cultural flavor to the Seine, making this river more moving!
The Pont des Arts is called the Art Garden in the Sky, of course for its reasons.
Standing on the Pont des Arts and looking far away, you can see the Eiffel Tower standing on the Champ de Mars on the south bank of the Seine River, and you can also see the Luxor Obelisk standing on the Place de la Concorde filled with ancient Egyptian characters!
Looking east, you can see the island of Cittier in the center of the Seine. You can clearly see the Gothic tower of Notre Dame Cathedral, and it seems that you can hear the ancient bells from the Middle Ages.
Looking from far and near, on the north bank of the Seine, also known as the right bank of the Seine, is the famous Louvre Museum, a veritable art palace.
A little further away on the left bank is another famous museum, the Musée d’Orsay, across the river from the Louvre. It is known as the ‘most beautiful museum in Europe’ and displays countless dazzling top art works!
A little closer to the Voltaire Riverside Road, there are many cafes dotted around, each with its own characteristics, very emotional and full of literary atmosphere!
It is said that on the left bank of the Seine, UU reads www.uukanshu. If you walk into a café casually, you may sit in the chair where Hemingway sat, under the lamp made by Satoshi, or leaning against the window where Picasso was in a daze.
Like the Louvre, the cafe on the left bank is a business card of Paris and a brilliant world cultural heritage!
It is the spiritual home of the artist. The Left Bank Coffee stimulates people's inspiration and activates their thinking.
On the left bank of the Seine, coffee is combined with literature and art, and coffee is connected with creativity and personality.
As all Parisians agree with, ‘people on the left bank talk about art in cafes, people in other places talk about coffee in cafes’.
Even if Ye Tian, who is not a Parisian, looks at the distinctive cafes on the left bank of the Seine, he can't help but think about it and feel full of emotion.
"'Happiness is like God lives in France', this proverb that is widely circulated in Europe is too right. God really prefers France and Paris too much, and gives Paris all the good things!"
