<p>We just returned from Paris a week ago and had no trouble at all. Perhaps going the week after the Louvre shut down for a day in protest was a good thing. Pickpocket activity may have consequently been low. <br>
<br />In preparation I did carry cash, cards, and our passports in a money belt. Cameras, iPad, etc were carried in a Maxpedition sling (Remora) that would have been very difficult to snatch from me without a physical struggle. The walking stick I carried may have discouraged that. Despite embedding myself in the crowd in front of the Mona Lisa I was somewhat disappointed that the empty wallet I carried in my back pocket came home with me. </p>
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<p>We just returned from Paris a week ago and had no trouble at all. Perhaps going the week after the Louvre shut down for a day in protest was a good thing. Pickpocket activity may have consequently been low. <br>
<br />In preparation I did carry cash, cards, and our passports in a money belt. Cameras, iPad, etc were carried in a Maxpedition sling (Remora) that would have been very difficult to snatch from me without a physical struggle. The walking stick I carried may have discouraged that. Despite embedding myself in the crowd in front of the Mona Lisa I was somewhat disappointed that the empty wallet I carried in my back pocket came home with me. </p>