Bridge of signs

“Ponte dei Sospiri”
“The Bridge of Sighs”
Venice Italy

Maybe the worlds most “dangerous” bridge ever..!

The bridge itself is safe enough – the bridge is escape secured and made of white limestone and has windows with stone bars – it passes over the Rio di Palazzo and connects the “new” prison to the interrogation rooms in the Doge’s Palace
it was designed by Antoni Contino
(whose uncle Antonio da Ponte had designed the Rialto Bridge in Venice)
the bridge was built in 1602.

So far so good.

But a local legend says that lovers will be granted eternal love and bliss
if they kisses while they are on a gondola at sunset under the Bridge Of Sighs.

So take care who you kiss under this bridge
or who you let kiss you.

Kiss only if you are absolutely sure, that you are kissing the only one.

Weekly photo challenge “Bridge“.

With lens and coffee

An old village bridge in the Pyrenees, considered from another old bridge.
With the camera in one hand and a big mug of coffee in the other one.
Both hands held perfectly still, a sign of enjoyment and relaxation.

Illuminated road bridge

Darkness added light, easily creates a very cozier road bridge over a railway track.

Connecting people

Bridge over not trouble water but over the river Mersey.

Daily prompt “Bridge“.

Green undercover bridge

Sometimes nature isn’t happy with manmade architecture and uses its own imagination.

Blue sky and iron

Close views often make us more confused than wiser, a part of bridge in Wales.

Bridge over duckweed

Bridges don’t lead to or from but connects two places – sometimes two worlds.

Bridges are an important ingredient in the expectation of where we are headed.
Even if the water below is entirely covered with green duckweed.