Monday the 7th
Phnom Penh’s burning, Phnom Penh’s burning…
As the rainy season has been over for a while, the Khmer equivalent of autumn is setting in, leaves are falling from the trees.
This gives a lot of bored Khmer males an excellent excuse to start bonfires in the middle of roads and pavements. Huge piles are sweep, or raked, up petrol is liberally sprinkled over them and a match is then tossed at the pile.
Of course, the fact that Cambodia is somewhat lacking in road sweepers means that along with the leaves you also get; plastic bags, polystyrene containers, coke cans and the odd dead rat being swept up and burnt as well.
Ah, the exotic aromas of South East Asia…
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