Our day got a little convoluted...we were going to visit the Parque de Oeste and the Tem
plo de Debod - a gift of a 2000 year old temple from the Egyptian govt to Spain. It has been reconstructed in the part and is a fascinating structure. But we got our time a little wrong and arrived too early. So we had some time to kill. We took a few photos, enjoyed one of the finest views of the Royal Palace and the Cathedral, and then settled under the trees to share a little "siesta time". I walked around a little, and when I returned to join the 19 other members of the group esconced under the trees, they were all dozing, sharing some iPod music, taking or looking at photos, chatting, etc. I listened to a few conversations for a couple of minutes, then took my iPod out of my bag and put on a little soft music. The kids were all around me and I put my head down for a minute.....I guess the kids all moved - and while I dozed totally unsuspecting, a man sat down very close to me ( I had no idea) and looked as if he were a tourist snapping photos. When he got up, he took my camera bag with him, I sort of heard the movement, but I thought it was the kids. Marek saved the day. He saw him take my bag and yelled and the young man who accompanied us from International House yelled at the guy who immediately tossed my bag back at me. I had jumped up, but was a little disoriented and barely realized what happened until it was all over. The rest of the students were totally unaware! We were a group of 20, there were police on foot patrolling, a police car making rounds of the park and two mounted officers...and still in broad daylight, this brazen individual had the verguenza to attempt to take my bag. I´m just glad it was me and not one of the kids. In the end nothing happened but that the guys got yet another lesson in "you can´t be too careful". Last time I take a siesta in the park...
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