After our tour, we had an afternoon to plan for. On a whim, The Ravishing Mrs. TB found a tour that covered street art. Two hours later, we hopped in a Tuk-Tuk (The three wheel motorized transport that seems to be everywhere in Cambodia and Thailand) and headed into town.
The first location was in the area of Phnom Penh known as Boueng Kak. It used to be (until 2010) the largest urban lake in Phnom Penh. The lake supported a local community as well as having service industries (houses, restaurants, etc.). In 2007 the lake was leased to a development company, who began to fill up the lake with sand to develop it. There was a lengthy court battle; over 3500 families were evicted. The lake was filled in and built up.
The street art here reflected artists both protesting and mourning the situation.
