31. The department said foreign visitors had not been specifically targeted and tourist areas were largely safe from terrorism. 32. The large Vietsovpetro compound still dominates one end of Vung Tau, but parboiled Russians are rare in the tourist areas because the ruble is not wanted. 33. The local authorities gave priority to cleaning up tourist areas. 34. The influence of drug dealers has spread south into the Ensenada area, which is generally a quiet tourist area. 35. The normally bustling waterfront tourist area was sudued Wednesday afternoon. 36. The patrols, concentrating on tourist areas and shopping zones, call the police when they find someone sleeping on the street or panhandling. 37. The tourist area, where most of the nicer hotels are located, is not what Havana is truly like, the residents said. 38. They are represented symbolically by a large bronze statue in the Stockyards tourist area depicting fabled black cowboy Bill Pickett bulldogging a longhorn steer. 39. Things have improved markedly in recent years, thanks in part to a stepped-up police presence in tourist areas such as Copacabana and Ipanema. 40. This is arguably the most popular spot, with the twin draws of an active tourist area and the ridiculously popular Red Sox. |