One guy, sweaty and breathless, with his helmet tucked under his arm, was swishing his baton through the air, re-enacting his best shots.
We enjoy a chat with me tucked safely in the middle, wearing Gulotta's heavy white bulletproof vest.
Ninety-two corpses have been found in the Niger desert; mothers with braided hair and infants strapped to their backs, children with Qur'anic boards tucked under their arms, old men in prayer caps and long robes.
Yanis Varoufakis arrived in Downing Street yesterday in black jeans, a mauve open-necked shirt that was not tucked in, and the sort of leather coat Putin might wear on a bear hunt.
Kick back after a day's sightseeing on the white chaise longue tucked into the bay window in the sitting room, or on the balcony with views of Woolloomooloo Wharf and the Harbour Bridge.
It's now tucked away on the CBBC channel, meaning that anyone above the age of 15 is unlikely to chance upon it when "working from home" and flicking up and down their favourite channels in search of post-Deal Or No Deal distraction.
Air France (0845 0845 111; airfrance.co.uk) flies to Mauritius from Heathrow from £582 Petite Anse (petiteanse.com) has a real hideaway feel: 11 cottage-style rooms tucked away in the north of the island, with lush gardens surrounding the pool and lodge.
Where once the models on the catwalk looked like Victoria clones, now they are quite distinct – though this season they were carrying large handbags tucked under their arms, which is how the designer usually holds hers.
The restaurant itself is serene, despite the full view into the working kitchen, and it is tucked down a leafy side road away from tourist hubbub.
But The Bike Stop, a leather bar tucked up on tiny Quince Street, is truly a much more fun experience.
Servicing is tucked around the back and below, transforming the delivery yard gulley into a public entrance, where a broad staircase will rise to a lofty foyer.
