That's Amore

Buongiorno!

So this morning my roommates and I decided to explore Florence. It's actually amazing to look at everything and just take the city in. One of the coolest things I've seen so far are the locks that are found near the Ponte Vecchio and the Arno River. My first night in Italy I learned that to when two people are in love with each other, they get a lock and lock it around an old gate, a piece of steel or anything that can have a lock put on it to show their love. People put their names on the locks, anniversary dates, initals--anything. And the couples keep the keys so their love is everlasting. Hopefully they will never be removed. I just thought it was the coolest idea. In America, people carves names into wood or trees or graffiti..here it's something much more tangible and symbolic.

I think my roommates and I will get four locks and lock them all together and put them on the Ponte Vecchio...just to show the friendships we've created here in Italy.

And obviously, I plan on making a lock for my boyfriend and I. Maybe one day we can come back to Florence together to unlock it.

Too sappy? Maybe.

Ciao, Xoxo

MB