Love padlocks are quite popular in a lot of touristy areas these days. The idea is pretty simple: put a padlock up with your beau and throw the key away. The locks hanging on the fences with the keys thrown away are meant to symbolize the couples’ vows to never separate. Seoul has it up at Namsan Tower, so, yes, Busan has it at Busan Tower, too.
It was sunny, I felt excited about being outside, and my boyfriend was game. We made the short hike up to the tower, mostly all smiles. There was a festival celebration in the park that day. A festival for what? Who knows. It’s Korea and there are several festivals a week, celebrating everything from the change in seasons to every sea creature in the ocean.
There is a shop at the base of the tower that sells padlocks and pens, but the styles are limited and it’s a bit more expensive. We brought our own lock, which wasn’t actually a padlock, but I’m pretty sure we’ll be okay (symbolism aside). I forgot to bring a permanent marker (aka name pen) to mark my love -but again, I think we’ll be okay.
If you want to “lock in” your love -or just laugh at us that do- you should go check it out.
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