Pickpockets in PARIS at the Tuileiries Garden / Family Travelogue 18 May 2018

Pickpockets in Paris

Migrated gypsies are everywhere in the crowded places across Europe waiting for the unsuspecting tourists.  We know the MO (Modus Operandi).  We were prepared.  While I was taking videos
around  Tuileiries garden in Paris and my hubby was taking photos, three girls approached and asked if we speak English.  I said NO, ignored them and continued with what I was doing.  It's not that I was rude, as I just mentioned earlier, I know their MO.  After a few seconds I thought of checking behind... I knew it!!!  Hubby never realized there were three of them.  He thought it was only this girl in blue.  The other two girls were trying to pickpocket hubby while the one in blue was pretending to ask for signature for some charity purpose.  I saw one of them, hand inside hubby's bag while the girl in blue was trying to convince me they were just asking for signature. I shouted Stop! and pulled hubby away from them.  The gypsies scared off by my scandalous act,  police patrol not so far.  Our valuables were safely hidden.

Consider this as a warning and we suggest to be extra careful when in Paris.

We just arrived Paris from Barcelona, Spain and these girls wanted to spoil our visit.  We were  walking around this beautiful garden, hotel nearby, before we visited   the Picasso Museum. that morning.

Tuileiries Garden, Paris, France

Tuileiries Garden is located in the middle of the four important places in Paris.   To the North is Rue de Rivoi, to the South is the Seine River, to the East is the Louvre Museum and Pyramide and to the West is the Concorde.  This garden was once an imperial garden before Versailles Palace was built.  There was also the Imperial Palace at the right bank of the Seine River built by the widow of King Henry II of France (1519~1559, reigned from 1547) , Catherine de' Medici (1519–1589).  Over time, the Tuileiries had been extended to the then Louvre Castle.  The palace had been attacked for a few times including that of on 10 August 1792, King Louie XVI and his family were exiled,  armed mob stormed inside the Palace, overwhelmed as caught off guard, all the  stationed Swiss Guards were massacred.  This incident was being remembered in Switzerland through the Lion Monument in Lucerne.  The final attack was an arson on 23 May 1871 under the orders of the former chief military commander of the Commune, Jules Bergeret.  The museum inside the then Louvre Castle was saved.  Despite the protest of many, to stop the Monarchy and endless Imperial birth right, it was decided not to rebuild the Palace and fully demolished the remains after 11 years. in 1882  The former gateway of the Tuileiries Palace, Arc Du Triomphe du Carrousel. was all left of the Palace. 

Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel

The triumphal Arch at the Place du Carrousel was built between 1806~1808 to commemorate the victories of the Napoleon military in the previous years.  This arch is different from the one at the far end of Champ Elysees. They were built in the same year though with the same purpose. Arc de Triomphe d l'Etoile is twice bigger than this Arc de Triomphe du Carousel.  Latter also served as gateway to the imperial palace, the Tuileries Palace.

View from the Tuileiries Garden towards west, Place de la Concorde

Seine River, Paris, France

The Tueliries Garden is surrounded by the Seine River to the south.

Louvre Museum facade and Louvre Pyramid, Paris, France

At the east side of Tuileries Garden is the Louvre.  We were in the museum after our visit at the Picasso Museum.  Louvre opens till 9:45 pm every Friday.

This year's trip, we had spent three days in Paris.   Cinque Terre was the next stop.  How was the three-day stay in Paris spent?  Check out the next blog. 
Meantime,  you may want to visit some of the travel stories I have posted.  Drop down list at the top and click links on the right.