Comments on: Pickpockets in Madrid and the Rastro. http://www.notesfrommadrid.com/2007/04/24/pickpockets-in-madrid-and-the-rastro/ A new look at the city of Madrid. Photos, news, podcasts, Madrid secrets, videos, bars - a real insider's guide. Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:08:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: El Rastro - Notes from Madrid http://www.notesfrommadrid.com/2007/04/24/pickpockets-in-madrid-and-the-rastro/comment-page-1/#comment-813 El Rastro - Notes from Madrid Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:49:58 +0000 http://www.notesfrommadrid.com/2007/04/24/pickpockets-in-madrid-and-the-rastro/#comment-813 [...] TIPS: Go early, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., to avoid the masses. Be careful with your wallet, camera and other possessions, as this is a favourite spot for pickpockets. [...] [...] TIPS: Go early, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., to avoid the masses. Be careful with your wallet, camera and other possessions, as this is a favourite spot for pickpockets. [...]

]]> By: Jessica http://www.notesfrommadrid.com/2007/04/24/pickpockets-in-madrid-and-the-rastro/comment-page-1/#comment-781 Jessica Tue, 27 May 2008 13:19:27 +0000 http://www.notesfrommadrid.com/2007/04/24/pickpockets-in-madrid-and-the-rastro/#comment-781 It is so, so sad. For Madrid and the people who live there who are honest. Everyone I know who's been to Madrid or Barcelona has the same story.Personally I've been robbed twice in a year in Madrid. It has never happened before. I've travelled a lot for 30 years. It makes me furios how they destroy peoples holidays and they get away with it. There should be a lot more policemen or some other precaution like cameras photografing the pickpockets. Why would it be worse in Spain than anywhere else in Europe. The police are so used to it they don't even understand it's a big problem. Personally will never go back. It is so, so sad. For Madrid and the people who live there who are honest. Everyone I know who’s been to Madrid or Barcelona has the same story.Personally I’ve been robbed twice in a year in Madrid. It has never happened before. I’ve travelled a lot for 30 years. It makes me furios how they destroy peoples holidays and they get away with it. There should be a lot more policemen or some other precaution like cameras photografing the pickpockets. Why would it be worse in Spain than anywhere else in Europe. The police are so used to it they don’t even understand it’s a big problem. Personally will never go back.

]]> By: Great Madrid Bars: Taberna Tirso de Molina, relax after the Rasto - Notes from Madrid http://www.notesfrommadrid.com/2007/04/24/pickpockets-in-madrid-and-the-rastro/comment-page-1/#comment-478 Great Madrid Bars: Taberna Tirso de Molina, relax after the Rasto - Notes from Madrid Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:02:40 +0000 http://www.notesfrommadrid.com/2007/04/24/pickpockets-in-madrid-and-the-rastro/#comment-478 [...] So you have spent Sunday morning on the steep slopes of El Rastro. You have been all the way to the bottom and now you have climbed back to the top again. You have enjoyed browsing around the stalls, if not the crush of people and having to keep a wary eye out for pick-pockets. Now you fancy a drink, hot or cold, and perhaps a bite to eat. [...] [...] So you have spent Sunday morning on the steep slopes of El Rastro. You have been all the way to the bottom and now you have climbed back to the top again. You have enjoyed browsing around the stalls, if not the crush of people and having to keep a wary eye out for pick-pockets. Now you fancy a drink, hot or cold, and perhaps a bite to eat. [...]

]]> By: Zeynep http://www.notesfrommadrid.com/2007/04/24/pickpockets-in-madrid-and-the-rastro/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Zeynep Thu, 10 May 2007 20:50:22 +0000 http://www.notesfrommadrid.com/2007/04/24/pickpockets-in-madrid-and-the-rastro/#comment-150 I have got the experience at the Retiro Park...We were listening the drums...The worse I let him to sit next to me...my bag was under my knees ...How fast and quite they are !! unbelievable...When we went to the police station we met other couple who also robbed at Mac Donald's. I do not carry anything since then when i go out... I have got the experience at the Retiro Park…We were listening the drums…The worse I let him to sit next to me…my bag was under my knees …How fast and quite they are !! unbelievable…When we went to the police station we met other couple who also robbed at Mac Donald’s. I do not carry anything since then when i go out…

]]> By: This week’s links… - Notes from Spain: Travel, Living in Spain, Podcasts, Forum and Photos http://www.notesfrommadrid.com/2007/04/24/pickpockets-in-madrid-and-the-rastro/comment-page-1/#comment-137 This week’s links… - Notes from Spain: Travel, Living in Spain, Podcasts, Forum and Photos Sat, 28 Apr 2007 07:38:19 +0000 http://www.notesfrommadrid.com/2007/04/24/pickpockets-in-madrid-and-the-rastro/#comment-137 [...] We have a great pickpockets in Madrid tale at Notes from Madrid. [...] [...] We have a great pickpockets in Madrid tale at Notes from Madrid. [...]

]]> By: Damian http://www.notesfrommadrid.com/2007/04/24/pickpockets-in-madrid-and-the-rastro/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Damian Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:37:49 +0000 http://www.notesfrommadrid.com/2007/04/24/pickpockets-in-madrid-and-the-rastro/#comment-136 I was pickpocked recently, in the Madrid metro. It was hot and I was carrying my large jacket in my hands, which meant my jean pocket was exposed and out of my line of sight. I was also clearly distracted, telling some people I was with a little of the history of Madrid. The fact I was speaking in English probably made matters worse. As a distracted foreigner who can't see where his wallet is, I was a prime target. I've seen quite a few suspicious folks hanging around the entrance to Metro stops in Madrid recently - much more than when I lived in Madrid a couple of years ago. Be careful. I was pickpocked recently, in the Madrid metro. It was hot and I was carrying my large jacket in my hands, which meant my jean pocket was exposed and out of my line of sight. I was also clearly distracted, telling some people I was with a little of the history of Madrid. The fact I was speaking in English probably made matters worse. As a distracted foreigner who can’t see where his wallet is, I was a prime target.

I’ve seen quite a few suspicious folks hanging around the entrance to Metro stops in Madrid recently – much more than when I lived in Madrid a couple of years ago. Be careful.

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