While still zig-zagging across the islands (where a significant number of bridges are), I spotted this barn-like building (at least, I think it looks like a barn) at the end of a little street near Shakespeare & Co.
Back on Île de la Cité, we very conveniently discovered a picturesque fountain where we could fill up our water bottles. (These are all over the city. Meghan once told me who had designed them, and perhaps even how many there are, but I've forgotten now.)
I wasn't aware of this tradition before Erika recounted it to me, but apparently couples will write their names on a lock, which they hook onto the fence of a bridge (in this case, the Pont des Arts, but we saw them on other bridges, as well), and then throw the corresponding key into the river.
You can see more photos on Flickr. If you'd like to see the whole lot (Flickr has an upload limit, so I didn't put up all 188 photos from the day!), let me know, and I'll make a Snapfish album.
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