thinking about my trip to vancouver reminds me of the one other trip i took outside the US. a friend and i [for anonymity, let's call him brian] visited paris for a week. it was awesome. and we got a very funny story out of it.
i should preface with the information that, anticipating we would need to write down directions, etc. throughout the trip, brian purchased one of those very small pocket notebooks in the airport. it actually had the powerpuff girls on it.
okay, when visiting europe, everyone tells you to look out for pickpockets. and i found that in paris, it's true. they are everywhere. not to worry, brian and i were prepared and did not keep our money in obvious places, like the back pocket. brian actually kept the notebook in his back pocket, for quick access to the notes we jotted down.
while walking through the montmartre area, a parisian gentlemen stumbled and bumped into brian on the crowded street. he then tapped brian on the shoulder and handed my friend the powerpuff girls notebook. the guy had purposefully ran into him and picked his pocket, only to find a pink notebook! it was great. the thief didn't need that so he just gave it back.
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