Sennaya Ploshchad - safety question

[Devin Connolly]

There are many shady characters who loiter around the metro station there.
They all wear signs that advertise their illegal enterprise - buying and
selling gold, silver, cell phones, jewelry, etc.  One literally must wade
through dozens of these vendors before exiting the main square.  I'm sure it
creates an environment where more petty crimes go unnoticed.



On 3/18/06, Renee Stillings | Alinga <renee at alinga.com> wrote:
>
> A question to the list - particularly anyone who is now in St. Petersburg
> or has spent considerable time there recently.
>
> Apparently some guidebooks are indicating that Sennaya Ploshchad is a
> particulary dangerous area and that one should be on guard, especially at
> night. What I am trying to figure out is why this particular area is being
> singled out. The instances of pickpocketing are definitely up in general in
> the center, particularly where tourists might roam. Has something else been
> going on in the Sennaya Ploshchad area making it any different than say
> Nevsky prospect/Gostiny dvor, or even say Red Square in Moscow? Anything
> that basic big-city alertness wouldn't prevent?
>
> Thanks in advance for any replies.
>
> Renee
>
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