So, I am ok.
20 minutes after arriving in Palermo a guy knocked me to the ground and dragged me by my purse strap. I screamed and Mike slammed into him to the ground. The man grabbed my purse again and dragged me more because my purse was around my neck and shoulder. I screamed again and Mike went after him again and he finally left. I had my thick coat and backpack on so I didn’t hit my head or anything.
There were no police around. It was 2 pm and kids were getting out of school. A man and 3 college girls came to check on me. We decided to walk to the hotel. We stopped 3 police officers a few blocks later and told them what had happened.
We got to the hotel and made arrangements to stay 1 night instead of 3. We canceled our next stay on the west coast and our rental car. We have booked a flight to Rome at noon today Thursday and confirmed with the front desk we can take a shuttle straight there from right outside the hotel. We may go to Florence from there, or maybe Dublin, or anywhere else.
We are ok but sad. We love you all and everything will be fine. I’ll let you know where we end up <3
OMG that is just terrible. I can only imagine how scared and shaken you were. I’m glad to hear you are moving away from that area. I hope your next post is full of fun!!!