Newly weds (or possibly models posing for a fashion shoot) on one of the bridges across the Seine.
Pont de l'Archeveche and Pont des Arts further downstream have been targeted by young couples who declare their love for each other by attaching a padlock to the bridge railings and then toss the keys into the river. The ever pragmatic local authorities believe the added weight of these thousands of locks could result in the bridges collapsing and therefore periodically remove the locks. This picture was obviously taken shortly after one of their late-night unromantic lock removing exercises!
Read more about the lovers' locks here:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/lovelocks-return-to-the-bridges-of-paris-2293506.html
OJ
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