Paris Pick Pocketers

Walking out to see Dr. Nell was such a relief. Someone familiar to this foreign place was a relief. Taking the train here was a new experience. Dr. Nell said to hold on tight to our bags, but I'm used to keeping my bag close to me, I think that is anywhere you are in the world you should be aware of your bag. But in France it is much more serious. I saw a guy almost get pick pocketed. I saw the scene get set up. There were two boys, one acting like he was reading a map and the other was looking around as if he was very lost. One of the boys attempted to bump into this lady but she grabbed hold of her purse before they could get anything out of it. The boys continued on seeing that they were unsuccessful in their first pick pocketing attempt. The old lady scurried after them to warn the rest of the people in my group and in the group of people ahead of us that there were pick pocketers. At first I wasn't sure if she was helping them to distract us or if she was serious. The two boys carried  on with their plan to grab someones wallet. They tried to grab the wallet out of the back of this mans pocket but he caught their hand while it was digging in his pocket. Two unsuccessful attempts to steal and they failed. I would've never thought this was such a serious thing in Paris. I am always aware of my surroundings and my belongings  but I have to be especially careful in Paris.