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Weekly Photo Challenge: A Romantic Escape
In the shadow of the majestic Notre Dame there is a bridge known as Pont de l’Archevêché where people leave their love padlocks locked on the structure of the bridge. On May 3, hubby bought one of these, engraved our initials on it, chained it to the bridge, and tossed the key into the Seine. A street musician was playing one of my favourite chansons La bohème. It was the day when I took this sunset photo of Notre Dame, and without doubt the most romantic day on my trip.
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Paula! That is so beautiful! The story, the music, the sunset photo, and wow, how much more powerful can an image get than the final? Beautiful! z
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Hello Lisa 🙂 I am so happy to see you here tonight (it is night here:). I appreciate your praise :). *hugs*
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aha! it’s five pm here, and the sun is creeping to the horizon with promises of a golden finale to the day.
enjoy your evening!
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Hope you will take a photo of it for us 🙂 You too, dear, have the great rest of the day 🙂
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Anch’io trove bello il tuo post: mi sembra di essere sul Pont de l’Archeveche per merito delle tue foto!
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🙂 Un bacione Anna 🙂
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What a wonderful post! 😀
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😀 Awww, thank you, Jackie 🙂 *hugs*
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Hi Paula! This is so very excellent. I listened to the music while reading your words and looking at your photography. Just love this so much my friend! 🙂 xx
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Thank you Penny. I’m so happy to reconnect with you 🙂
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I also! very much! 🙂
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The pic of Notre Dame is awesome.
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Thank you Colline 🙂
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Remarkable post Paula.have a great day.jalal
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Bless you Jalal 🙂
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Nicely done! And so romantic. The first two in particular really catch my eye.
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Cheers, Jeffo!
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This is a wonderful post! Definitely a romantic escape. Beautiful photos, Paula. Have a wonderful weekend.
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Dear Angeline, I am always grateful for your visits and nice things you have to say 🙂 Enjoy your weekend 🙂
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We walked all over Paris the day we went to Notre Dame, I finished the last few pages of my novel that evening in our room in the American sector; I will always remember that day. You picture of Notre Dame is exactly as I remember it, it is beautiful.
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Charlie, this is a huge compliment … to be able to bring back your memories and to match the picture you hold in them 🙂 Thank you 🙂
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Dear Paula,
What a beautiful photograph of Notre Dame …”Absolutely Beautiful”
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Thank you so much dear Konstantine. I hope you are well. I will knock on your door soon again 🙂
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Very nice story, music, photo and post-processing! Love this post!
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Very kind, Max 🙂 The photo of Notre Dame is my first HDR 🙂
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Really a lovely and romantic story, Paula… 🙂
No way for escape, the key is gone with the streaming water of Seine… 😉 😉 😉
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😆 we got three keys, one for Seine, and one for each of us 😀 🙂 Thank you my feathery friend. *hugs?
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Thank you 🙂
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Wow you get a Notre Dame sunset and I get a dopey alligator!
Terrific Paula!
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😀 It would be very nice to see your shot of Notre Dame, Phil 🙂 Thank you 🙂 🙂
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So nice and romantic!!!! I have to say I really LOVE the second photo….It is great!!! Paris is always a good chance to speak of love! 🙂
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Thank you so much 🙂
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Ahhh… really romantic story and song, Paula… 🙂
Blessing to you and yours.. !!
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Many thanks to you Bams. Enjoy your weekend 🙂
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soooo beautiful! both pictures and story! Aaaaah Paris… 😉
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Merci ma belle 🙂
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So lovely & thoughtfully romantic. And Paris…. is without words 🙂
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Thank you so much Tahira for coming to see my post 🙂
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romantic and sweet escape…perfect! ♥
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Thank you so much Sunshine 🙂
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🙂 thank you
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How absolutely lovely…thanks for sharing such a beautiful moment.
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Thank YOU Nancy, for letting me share it with you 🙂 xo
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I love how you have processed that first photo…..but I’m afraid I’m not a fan of padlock bridges.
To me the symbolism is all wrong….we don’t lock somebody to us, if we love them them we hold very softly, so they can grow into themselves 🙂
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That’s a valid point, and I appreciate your coming to tell me your views :). It was about having fun and leaving a trace in a place that is both inspiring and close to heart 🙂
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Paris is certainly both of those things.
And that first photo is beautiful 🙂
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Thank you for the pingback 🙂
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😀
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🙂 boa semana
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Wonderful and dreamy…
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Grazie Alessandro 🙂
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Excellent post Paula I love it 🙂
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Aww, what a sweet post Paula 🙂
Adore that dreamy shot of the cathedral.
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Thank you so much Madhu 🙂
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..fantastica foto, e fantastico blog..
un viaggio nel tuo sensibile cuore.
un bacio
vento
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Ti piace viaggiare nel mio cuore? Che carina Ivana :).
Un abbraccio speciale per ti Vento 🙂
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Grazie Paula!!!
..ti auguro giorni splendidi.
a presto
vento
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Stunning photos and chanson, Paula. How very romantic. Love this post. xx
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Thank God you like it. I was affraid it was a bit corny, not my style at all, but it was a genuine romantic moment and not just a moment. Neither of us is into false romantising and buying overprised roses in restaurants and stuff .. it is a real thing here :)., the photo above of the cathedral is my first try at HDR images and I was happy it was a success – I dont have to say it was a bit embelished but it is what memories are for .. to remember things better than they are 🙂
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You’re working the HDR very well, Paula.
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That’s nice to hear, Allan 🙂 Thank you very much 🙂
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Amazing pictures, Paula. The last one is marvelous! Great information too; never heard about this bridge before.
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🙂 Neither have I till I got to Paris :). Apparently, there are many places all over Europe where people hang their padlocks. I liked the Parisian bridges, but I liked the ones in Rome even better 🙂 I am happy you like them Uday. Your photography is really amazing.
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Hung my padlock on another bridge in Paris, the one I Love more “Le pont des Arts”. Unfortunatly from Time to Time employees Of Paris city remove them all…cos too many and it damages the bridges structure… Ok I know now I have erased all the magic… :(. Hug Paula.
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Of course you haven’t :D. Nobody can do that :D, and I knew about the removal.
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How did I miss this? It’s gorgeous! 🙂 (I know- I’d be jaunting off somewhere)
Like everyone else, I’m in awe of your first shot. Love the padlocked bridges. The one in Wroclaw is currently being dismantled because it’s rusted very badly. They’ll have to start padlocking all over again! 🙂
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The first one is a very impressive HDR ! A little bit “girly” in the colours, too. 😀
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Definitely too girly .. hubby is to blame – it was my first HDR and done with his guiding and recommendations. I had the controls in photomatix and I asked him to say when to stop.. and he would say more, more, more pink 😀
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Ahah 😀
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