Today I was unable to get into a building because I was carrying a weapon! How ironic is that? I couldn’t get through security because of my Swiss Navy pocket knife. It was simple to deal with, I just went back to the car and dropped it off. In a country where people are able to carry concealed weapons, such checks are bound to be in place to ensure that weapons are not taken into state and city run buildings where they are considered a potential threat to staff. I’ll have to get used to it.
Having disposed of my pocket knife, I managed to get my compact camera confiscated (“What are you intending to take pictures of in here today?”). I was laughing my socks off – well I would have if I had been wearing any – because my Nikon DSLR was in my rucksack and showing up clearly on the x-ray machine. The security guard just ignored it. Go figure.
