[Idyllchat] Wearing a fanny pack in Paris

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All I know is that a pick pocket got me on a metro in rush hour.  They  are 
very clever, a fanny pack is a really bad idea.  I like the kind of  handbag 
that crosses in front of me.  The minute you sense pushing and  pulling you are 
in trouble!  Watch out!  Last year in Rome getting on  the metro at the 
Colosseum a girl had her hand in my husband's front  pocket.  He grabbed her hand 
just in time and she jumped off the  train.  A close call.  I have always been 
against him carrying a  wallet in his front pocket, he can't help but "pat" the 
pocket every 5 seconds  to make sure it is still there giving all the 
pickpockets in the area a clue to  where it is.  
 
Pat
 
La Jolla
 
 
In a message dated 3/28/2008 1:45:33 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
ShutterbugBill at verizon.net writes:

Eleanor hates wearing a money belt (or one that hanges from  your neck under 
her blouse).  She wants to wear a zippered fanny pack  when we're in Paris.
I am against it at least for carrying cash, credit  cards/debit cards and 
passports.  We plan to use buses rather than  the metro while in Paris.  
 
Can anyone who has been to Paris give me advise regarding  the safety of 
wearing a fanny pack.  Maybe I should carry the passports  and my credit cards in 
my neck (under-shirt) security pouch and leave  Eleanor's copies of 
credit/debit card back in our apartment.  Does anyone  have any alternative suggestions?
 
Any advise would be appreciated.
 
Bill Kover
Piscataway, New Jersey 


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