Sights of Siem Reap (I) - the "city" life

Was sitting at the 2nd storey of a little Parisien cafe...(Cambodia wass a French colony beofre)

A nice spot to observe what's happening below you..with lots of light streaming in through the windows...

In a country still so steeped in its own past and history and still so burdened by the troubles of its past...Tourism offers one of the alternative ways out of poverty and boredom.

It really sustains a whole sub-economy on its own.

From shops to hotels to tour agencies to massage parlours to restaurants to cafes...

They seriously look more appealing that those found in the Swensons menu!!

Here are some streetkids who happaned to notice me taking pictures from above.

They were on their rounds, picking up scraps from the sidewalks and from rubbish bins.

I guess picking up whatever they could still use or perhaps sell for a small sum of money.

Some more sights from the cafe...

This is in an area where the streets are more cleaned up cos it's a touristy area...

Other areas do not really have paved sidewalks...rather it's just sandy sidewalks...which makes the air kinda dusty...

Some of the common sights in the streets of Cambodia..

A streetkid wandering around barefoot on the roads...and a vendor peddling his wares...in this case, his coconuts...

Cute little girl who was playing hard to get with me.....running around and hiding before I finally got this shot...

She was munching on a piece of papaya...

Her dad was minding a shop selling sunglasses and watches at a "pasar malam" of some sort...

All prices are in USD. Check out the last sentence at the bottom...
"We don't serve dogs, cats, monkeys, rats or worms"
*faint* The more you proclaim, the more I won't step in hahaha...