Pickpockets on metro
All of the warnings about crime in Rome are true. I have been to many of the major cities in western Europe and Rome is the only place that I ever had problems. We had just arrived in country and boarded an A line metro at Termini. The train car was packed solid and we were hauling all our luggage. I had a fanny pack on w my passport and a small wallet w credit card and an ID card. As the train started moving, I felt a minor sensation on my waist. I was half asleep and not familiar w the movement of the train. It went on a bit longer, and I became suspicious. I looked at my fanny pack, which was partially concealed by a light jacket I was wearing. My pack was wide open, which I never do. So I look at the young woman standing next to me and say "What the f### are you doing?" She gave me a little miss innocent look like she hadn't done anything. The train doors were opening at the same...
