We also passed over what is called the Artists Bridge, leading from the left bank of the river to the right. On this bridge our guide pointed out the hundreds of locks that hung from the fencing on the bridge. This, he told us is something that lovers do. They come to the bridge and lock the lock to the fence, relating it to the love of their heart being forever locked on the person they are with. To increase the dramatics they then throw the key into the river, showing that like the lock their love will never be undone.
What was really good though was that some of the locks needed not a key but a combination :)
We later ventured into and through Notre Dame, a key symbol of gothic architecture. It was pretty and the stained glass was incredible but I think I've seen churches far more stunning. This church however is in the childhood memories of many because of Disney's Hunchback and it has free admission! We then made our way to the Latin District (so called because a very old university was originally located there at which all who were affiliated spoke only Latin, hence Latin district).
With another delicious bottle of french wine and a new cheese, we wandered to a small courtyard to enjoy and relax our tired legs. The bottle opener we bought is a little old-school (no lever to use) so we at first struggled to get it open and a nice French couple (nice, crazy right?) offered to help us out. But for me after a year of Nora-style wine opening (using the blunt end of a paint brush to push the cork into the bottle) I have some wine-opening skill and was able to take care of it.
Enjoying our conversation and the wine, two Canadian gentleman came and asked if we happened to have any cups...or a corkscrew. We shared one of our 'acquired' plastic cups and ended up spending the evening going around with our newly formed North American crew. Its amazing how the most broad things give people a sense of common identity when abroad.
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