Independence Day in Cambodia

It is interesting that today is Independence Day here in Cambodia and Election Day back home in the United States. We are told as missionaries that it is important to vote, which we did, but we need to stay very politically neutral, especially about the country where we serve.

As we went to take our walk this morning we wondered if we were early enough to avoid the Independence Day celebrations around the Independence Monument. As we got closer we realized that we were not and would need to alter the course of our walk today. In making our detour we saw some fun, interesting and out of the ordinary things to add to our collage for today. Here in Phnom Penh it is not unusual to see balloon vendors with a variety of balloons attached to their Motos. This morning they were prepared to take advantage of the large gathering, even at 6:30 a.m. The group of students were walking to Indpendence Monument and we also saw busloads of students headed that way as well to participate in the festivities. We have always been amused by the sandwich vendors that have their ware ready for a quick breakfast on the way.

Today we had a Skype call with the Self-Reliance Couple in Thailand and a Self-Reliance Team video conference. We also had not made it grocery shopping in over a week, so we actually went to three different grocery stores to find what we needed.

This evening's sunset had such brilliant reds and pinks, as you can tell from our blog, we love the sunrises and sunsets here in Cambodia. Of course every Independence Day has to have fireworks, which we were able to watch from the roof or our apartment building. Even though today was a holiday we had more than plenty to do all day long.