Around the Rialto-Bridge in Venice are a lot of signs that advice people to look after their luggage and especially their wallets. A few years ago I witnessed pickpockets at work in Venice. Since that time I always wanted to play a trick on the infamous thiefs of the Lagoon city. I attached a mousetrap to an empty old wallet, which I will carry around visible for everyone. Let’s put it that way, the wallet is begging for a theft. If things turn out the way they are supposed to, I will hear a snap at some point and hopefully a whimper.
Unfortunately they don’t sell those huge rat-traps these days, which would most likely put an end to the successful career of a pickpocket due to the fact of his broken “speedily fingers”.
I will be in Italy till the 12th of September, so there will be no new entries to this blog.