Wednesday, May 16, 2012

The Locks of Salzburg






By Emory Farrand
     On Sunday I went to Salzburg, Austria and found out that the city is more than fine music and the Sound of Music movie.

     I had heard about a tradition involving locks. I looked for them and and found them on a Salzburg bridge. In social studies, we learned about this bridge but I found an additional bridge with locks in Munich. During WWII people from Salzburg were known for attaching locks to bridges, often with their lovers names and their names on them. They would next throw the keys in the river so the locks wouldn’t ever come off. This tradition still goes on today; I found that out when I saw a lock with 2012 on it.

2 comments:

  1. Hey Emory, sounds like you are having a great trip. So glad you got to go. See you soon. Mrs. Horne

    ReplyDelete
  2. Emory,
    That is the coolest bridge. I had never heard that story before. Hope you are having a great time. We are having field day today, but it is a little wet because it has been raining here for the past few days. See you soon.
    Miss Lowder

    ReplyDelete