lockers!!

Well, not lockers really but padlockers!!

A local tradition is, when marrying, to engrave both your names onto a padlock and fix it onto a fence in the town centre as a public declaration of commitment. Then, throw the key away…… tied together for life.

There are now two areas of these padlocks and a third is starting at a café wall (which was suitably railed) nearby – for the younger more trendy café goers. Wonder what the divorce rate is here???? Or dare they not ? Fun though, whatever !

I actually got this information from the campsite owner as we had wondered what it was all about: life, death, children ….? He seemed quite surprised that I had to ask what it all meant as if it was something commonplace in every country; perhaps it should be. 

Now that we know all about this padlocking lark we are very observant and noticed a few on a bridge here on the lake front walk  at Riva del Garda!! The custom is spreading or at least the Hungarians are spreading maybe is more the case.  There were only about a dozen but they were there.....aaaahhhh .