Love Locks & Other Tourist Superstitions

Last Sunday the Pont des Arts, Paris' famed footbridge, partially collapsed under the weight of its so called "love locks" – padlocks attached to the bridge's railings by love struck couples, who then toss the key into the Seine as a sign of their eternal devotion. The tradition began in 2008 and while authorities had been warning of the potential hazard since 2010, but their complaints fell on largely deaf ears. Sun...