Ride in a Police car.

After visiting everything in Toledo, I was tired, boiling, broke and had nothing to do for the rest of the afternoon. I saw a bus stop and figured it'd be air conditionned and would bring me a little closer to the center of the town. So sitting there at the deserted bus stop I start counting my pennies, checking I had enough for a bus ride. The empty bus arrives, I hop on and my purse was gone. Not worrying too much I get off, look around, the bus driver helps me. Nothing on the floor. Nothing in the bus stop.

The place was deserted, the only people around was a young woman and an old man. I ask the girl, she tells me she hasn't seen anything and the old man then tells me he saw the girl picking up something of the floor.  My purse. Another bus arrives, she hops on, the bus leaves. It was too late. Completely distraught I call T. My wonderful PA gives me all the numbers to cancel my card and all my account information.

There was no cash, just my Boots card (!!!!), HSBC card (which I cancelled), Oyster (that is not valid anymore and that has to be redone in September) and my European Health card (I am not expecting to use it any time soon!) and my wonderful purse! But still is was very annoying.

I find an nice young man who walks me to the Police Station. They tell me to report something lost it's at another Police Station, miles away from here. I tell them I have no money and so he rings a Police Car. Within minutes they arrive. I explain the whole story to them and they rush off sirens on towards the bus. Obviously finding THE bus the girl or purse might be on prooved pretty difficult so they drop me off at the Police Station and rush off again in hope of finding the purse. I report the lost purse. Then the man realises I have no money and that walking to the train would take hours and under the heat would be impossible so he rings back the Police Car who come to pick me up and drops me off in front of the train station. How cool?

So I didn't find my purse but I spent quite a cool afternoon. In a police car, with air conditionning, free taxi ride and entertainment! I actually saved money by loosing my purse.. So I guess it was not all bad. Thank god for Traveller's Check, I now have some money to live on for the next two weeks!