15 April 2016

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	Granted this is a view early in the morning on a holiday, but the steets in Phnom Penh look much like this ALL DAY long during the new year celebrations. It's hard to imagine an empty city if you don't see it. It's like it was evacuated.
	This woman doesn't take a holiday from her daily exercises in front of her home. Notice the car is still in the living room where the television is playing. Families, if they have a car, take it into their homes at night for sakekeeping because there are no garages or places to park.
	This man was just squatting with his phone along an otherwise empty street early in the morning.
	Some people will still need food, medicines, drinks, gifts for family, etc., so some shops are always open. This man has found an open pharmacy in his time of need.
	Some of these guys gather every morning, work day or not. You wonder if they ever work. Others are gathering today because it's a holiday and they get up early but have nothing else to do.
	This grandfather and his grandson have found an empty stretch of sidewal where they can play.
	Some people kibtiz informally--and cheaply--in the little tea shops that are open. But here at the President Hotel, with one of the most expensive restaurants in town, lots and lots of government and military cars are double parked, probably for brunch hosted by some government tycoon for his cronies and flunkies.
	And while some enjoy the high life, this man fulfills his daily duty of sweeping the sidewalk. Holiday or not, it must be done.