Sunday, May 10, 2009

Siem Reap - a famous city with dirty sidewalk





"I have no choice but to walk on the street, then a car play horn at me. I was really frustrated!", a common complaint from tousrists.

Siem Reap is a well-known among Cambodians, perhalp among foreign tourists too, that it is a center of cultural heritage of the Kingdom. It is true. but now look at how this city is managing its environment. Along the street, you can see unpaved sidewalk fillied with dirt and mud. In some place people park their cars, keep their machinary or even pour dirty water on the road! Here are some comments from people i met, both Khmer and foreign toursits:

"I walk around and dust and dirt is flying around is everywhere". "There is no proper sidewalk. Some pedestrain have to walk on the street". "Trash and plastic bag and bottle can be seen almost everywhere including in the garden in front of the royal palace". "The sidewalk is dirty and not evenly paved. Tourists have to manuvor around to find smooth place to walk. If they are not becareful enough, they would fall".

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