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Beware of Pickpockets at the Bus Station in Krakow

I had heard that you had to watch out for pickpockets at the train and bus stations in Poland and now I know this from experience. After getting off of the bus at the station in Krakow, I went to the baggage compartment of the bus and reached for my bag. As I did so I could feel this fellow almost leaning on top of me. I knew immediately that something was not right about this and reached for my wallet. It was gone! Fortunately I caught a glimpse of the guy who had pinched it just before he made his attempt. I noticed that he actually had not been on the bus and was hanging around the bags. As he tried to walk away unnoticed, I gave chase like a maddog. He promptly ran away as fast as he could but not before he decided to drop my wallet. I felt very happy of course that I retained my wallet but I am well aware of the fact that I was lucky.
I also had a more feeble attempt on my belongings at the train station in Poznan. At that time I was much more careful. I noticed a chap leaning towards my pocket and confronted him. The culprit decided that he better try elsewhere.
So you have now been warned. The Polish are a great people but like all societies they have their troublemakers. Watch out for them.