Contributed by Eo Feasa on June 15th, 2008:
On a recent visit to Barcelona from Ireland we were delighted to meet an elderly couple like ourselves at the bus stop outside the air terminal. To our surprise another couple we knew from our home town joined us and we were having quite a party when a young man approached and asked when the next bus was due. We explained we were visitors and were not sure but ... etc. We were surprised at his rudeness when having asked he swiftly turned away and ran off across the street without waiting for us to answer. Strange! Not so strange when we turned back to look at our bags and discovered one had been stolen: "There it was, gone!" The elderly couple, seasoned travellers according to themselves, had not booked accommodation in advance and now had no money or identification ... Some start to their holiday.