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On the street

10/15/2014

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One piece of free entertainment we have always enjoyed watching have been what we assume are the unlicensed street venders. They play a constant game of cat-and-mouse with the municipal police. The venders display their wares and aggressively try to get tourists to buy them. The municipal police "stroll" by as if going on a leisurely walk and the venders pack up quickly and move off to the sidelines. No effort to actually stop the street venders seems to occur. Just harass them.
Equally interesting is watching what we call "...the gypsies" (if that is what they really are). Some will focus on begging from the tourist waiting lines. Others will plunk themselves down on the street as if disabled also begging for money. If you look closely, you could see a snack nearby to keep them satiated. A kind soul, not knowing any better could try to reach down to help only to be surrounded by other "gypsies" who may make an effort to pick pockets. What is really interesting is to see how fast these "disabled" folks can get up and move off if a municipal officer comes by. Worthy of an Oscar nomination.

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    Carl and Lorraine  Aveni are two retirees planning on traveling through Europe for at least one year.

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