Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When you read this you just want to stay at home, well depending on where you live of course ... Alice was burglared when sleeping at home BTW - and thus lost her two Olies that had travelled the world ... Acting sensibly, and not as paranoids ;-) ph Le 26 janv. 11 ? 14:45, Douglas Sharp a ?crit : > Marty, the British Government appears to agree with my own > experience and the experiences our son Florian made on a number of > school trips to Prague. > > This is from their website: > > > *Safety and Security - Crime* > Prague City Police advises visitors to Prague of the following: > > * Always exchange currency at a currency exchange > office or bank, never with vendors on the street > as this money is often counterfeit. > * Avoid contact with women and men acting as street > prostitutes as they are often pickpockets. > * Take care using cash machines. > * Do not buy drugs on the street: sale and > distribution is illegal and such drugs are often > hazardous counterfeits. > * Be aware of consumption charges in night clubs, > as they are often high, and be careful with > consumption cards, which carry high financial > penalties if they are lost before bills are paid. > > Petty theft is a problem, especially in major tourist areas in > Prague. Pickpocketing is common at the main railway station and on > public transport, particularly those routes to and from Prague > Castle and other major tourist sites and on the buses to/from the > airport. Try to avoid the especially busy carriages on the metro and > trams, which are favoured by pickpockets. There have also been cases > of theft on the tram and metro involving gangs of up to nine or ten > people surrounding their victims and even threatening violence. Take > extra care when travelling on public transport and be aware of the > people around you. There is also a risk of pick-pocketing on flights > from the UK. It is best to keep your passport and valuables with you > before and during your flight. > > Make sure you know where your belongings are at all times, > particularly while at restaurants, bars and nightclubs. Use the > cloakroom if available. There have been several cases of theft from > hotel rooms and even safes. > > Beware of bogus plain-clothes policemen, who may ask to see your > foreign currency and passport. If approached, decline to show your > money, but offer instead to go with them to the nearest police > station. If you suspect that you are dealing with a bogus police > officer, you can call 158 or 112 to check their identity. No police > officer in the Czech Republic has the right to check your money or > its authenticity. > > Theft of property should be reported in person to the Czech police > within 24 hours to obtain a Police Report Crime Number. It is also > possible to obtain this later once you are in the UK by sending a > letter (in English) describing the event to the following address: > Policejni prezidium ? podatelna, Strojnicka 27, 170 89 Praha 7, > Czech Republic. If you lose your passport you will need to obtain a > police report before a replacement can be issued. > > Never leave drinks or food unattended, or accept drinks from > strangers, however attractive the offer might seem. There have been > a small number of incidents involving drinks being spiked and > visitors having their valuables stolen whilst intoxicated. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information