Sennaya Ploshchad - safety question

[Peter Scotto]

I mean, not to be too flip about this, but it would be sort of dissappoining if
Sennaya Ploshchad' were safe. It's Sennaya Ploshchad' after all!

Peter Scotto



> 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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