Originally Posted by
mahohmei
On 05/05, I will be in Geneva, running the Geneva marathon. Regarding "security" and what just happened at the Boston marathon, I have the following questions/observations:
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- The London marathon is this coming Sunday--if anyone here is in the London area, I'd be interested to hear what sort of "security" is implemented, and if I should look forward to near-martial law in Geneva.
1) It's Geneva
2) It's London
Meaning that there is a much longer history and much more regular 'awareness' in place than in the US. I was surprised to see trash bins in Boston, to be honest, as I grew up with no bins on the side of the road in places like London, and even now plastic bags as trash bins in Paris.
With the funeral, and with many decades of past events, London is much better prepared to handle such events without having to do a lot of 'extra' preparations.