Lots of locks of love, more pigeons, and a therapy dolphin!

Here’s the thing. I like travelling, I like taking photographs, but honestly? – it’s kind of lame to post pictures of things that you could easily see if you just type it into Google. But! Regardless of that, here are a few.

Supposedly couples head straight to the Ponte Vecchio while in Florence, write their names on a lock and attach them to railings, and then throw the keys to the lock in the water. Doing this grants the couple everlasting love!

There’s a €50 fine if you get caught locking up your love. The city council thinks that the locks are unsightly and ugly, so they’re trying to get rid of them – but I think they’re really pretty. I also think that if you depend on superstitions to stay in love, you’re going to need something stronger than a little padlock.

Just so you know, the pigeons in the Piazza San Marco will not fly away from you. No matter how many times you run at them, no matter how many times you and other children or overweight adults run at them, they will just waddle away and maybe flap their wings, but they will not give you the satisfaction of becoming a great big cloud of black disease.

Trust me. I tried. They only fly when they want to.

I figured no nun would understand why I’d want them to smile pretty in front of the Vatican while holding a rainbow dolphin, so this was the next best thing.
(Also, the pope was on vacation, so I couldn’t even entertain the thought of getting Scruffiie blessed. How cool would that have been?!)

Arrivederci!