Comments on: Safety in Lisbon: watch out for pickpockets, especially on 28 and 15 (to Belém) electric trams! http://www.thelisbonconnection.com/safety-in-lisbon-pickpockets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=safety-in-lisbon-pickpockets A Lisbon guide from the inside Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:20:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: h h http://www.thelisbonconnection.com/safety-in-lisbon-pickpockets/comment-page-1/#comment-42795 h h Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:58:37 +0000 http://www.thelisbonconnection.com/safety-in-lisbon-pickpockets/#comment-42795 I became a victim of a team of pickpockets in Lisbon, yesterday. There were only few people on commercio Square, so, wow did it work? I was taking a picture with my Iphone, put it back in the pocket of my jacket and walked on. One of those thugs was approaching me, attracting my attention, asked If I´d be interested in buying some bla bla, at the same time his collegue came from behind and stole my Iphone without me noticing. lesson learned : Pickpockets work in teams. When you are offerd something by some idiot, mind what´s going on behind you! I became a victim of a team of pickpockets in Lisbon, yesterday. There were only few people on commercio Square, so, wow did it work?

I was taking a picture with my Iphone, put it back in the pocket of my jacket and walked on. One of those thugs was approaching me, attracting my attention, asked If I´d be interested in buying some bla bla, at the same time his collegue came from behind and stole my Iphone without me noticing.

lesson learned : Pickpockets work in teams. When you are offerd something by some idiot, mind what´s going on behind you!

]]> By: Lisbon trip ideas: ‘hop on hop off’ bus, Red Tram tour, adventurous GoCar & walk to top attraction Belém http://www.thelisbonconnection.com/safety-in-lisbon-pickpockets/comment-page-1/#comment-32209 Lisbon trip ideas: ‘hop on hop off’ bus, Red Tram tour, adventurous GoCar & walk to top attraction Belém Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:44:20 +0000 http://www.thelisbonconnection.com/safety-in-lisbon-pickpockets/#comment-32209 [...] cheaper way from the city center to g0 to Belém is by getting tram 15 (from Praça da Figueira  (watch out for pickpockets!) and from Praça do Comércio ), or by train from Cais de Sodré on the Cascais Line; get out at [...] [...] cheaper way from the city center to g0 to Belém is by getting tram 15 (from Praça da Figueira  (watch out for pickpockets!) and from Praça do Comércio ), or by train from Cais de Sodré on the Cascais Line; get out at [...]

]]> By: dal http://www.thelisbonconnection.com/safety-in-lisbon-pickpockets/comment-page-1/#comment-31785 dal Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:26:47 +0000 http://www.thelisbonconnection.com/safety-in-lisbon-pickpockets/#comment-31785 My daugthter just got pickpocketed on the Blue Line in Lisbon; lost about 45 Euros; Watch out in Lisbon!!!!!!! My daugthter just got pickpocketed on the Blue Line in Lisbon; lost about 45 Euros; Watch out in Lisbon!!!!!!!

]]> By: Dirk http://www.thelisbonconnection.com/safety-in-lisbon-pickpockets/comment-page-1/#comment-30535 Dirk Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:25:15 +0000 http://www.thelisbonconnection.com/safety-in-lisbon-pickpockets/#comment-30535 Your post Safety in Lisbon: watch out for pickpockets! was very interesting when I found it over google on Saturday by my search for hotel lisbonne. I have your blog now in my bookmarks and I visit your blog again, soon. Take care. Parejaspareja.es Your post Safety in Lisbon: watch out for pickpockets! was very interesting when I found it over google on Saturday by my search for hotel lisbonne. I have your blog now in my bookmarks and I visit your blog again, soon. Take care. Parejaspareja.es

]]> By: Public transport: tram 28, a ‘must-do’ Lisbon Attraction http://www.thelisbonconnection.com/safety-in-lisbon-pickpockets/comment-page-1/#comment-29830 Public transport: tram 28, a ‘must-do’ Lisbon Attraction Sun, 10 May 2009 18:40:05 +0000 http://www.thelisbonconnection.com/safety-in-lisbon-pickpockets/#comment-29830 [...] tram is increasingly as popular with pickpockets as it is with [...] [...] tram is increasingly as popular with pickpockets as it is with [...]

]]> By: Brad http://www.thelisbonconnection.com/safety-in-lisbon-pickpockets/comment-page-1/#comment-1650 Brad Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:18:58 +0000 http://www.thelisbonconnection.com/safety-in-lisbon-pickpockets/#comment-1650 Hello. y in Lisbon: watch out for pickpockets! was very well written. Hello. y in Lisbon: watch out for pickpockets! was very well written.

]]> By: Lisbon Rossio Square: Pastelaria Suíça, shoeshine boys, street traders, lottery ticket sellers & begging hands http://www.thelisbonconnection.com/safety-in-lisbon-pickpockets/comment-page-1/#comment-1612 Lisbon Rossio Square: Pastelaria Suíça, shoeshine boys, street traders, lottery ticket sellers & begging hands Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:42:40 +0000 http://www.thelisbonconnection.com/safety-in-lisbon-pickpockets/#comment-1612 [...] about a year ago). Happily a friendly waiter warned us just in time! Be aware when you visit touristical attractions and terraces. Nearby you can taste a Ginjinha, a liqueur made of a cherry-like berry, a typical Lisbon [...] [...] about a year ago). Happily a friendly waiter warned us just in time! Be aware when you visit touristical attractions and terraces. Nearby you can taste a Ginjinha, a liqueur made of a cherry-like berry, a typical Lisbon [...]

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