With all of those wide-eyed tourists with money in their pocket, it's not surprising that there are a few pick pockets - well actually several! There are warning signs posted in many languages around some of the major attractions - but the signs don't stop the pick pockets! As Lance was leaving the Uffizi gallery, three people, 2 men and women, came up to him to ask him to take their picture. They posed, but the camera wouldn't work.
All 3 came to assist Lance. The woman stood in front of Lance, one of the men at the side giving instructions, and the other man who had an umbrella stood on his other side. For some reason, Lance looked away from the man giving the instructions at the man with the umbrella, and just as he did he saw the man taking money from the side pocket of his pants. You can imagine what happened next ... Lance started shouting obscenities and grabbed at the money. Good news ... no money was lost. But interestingly, the 3 just looked at him like he was a bit mad. They showed no indication that they had done anything wrong. There actions implied that Lance was simply a deranged tourist who had visited one too many galleries. Naturally, Lance was very pleased that no money was taken, but since then he has been wandering the plazas with the camera hoping to get a picture of the quilt trio. No luck so far!