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    Kampot old town

    | 15 Mar 2012
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    • Shophouses on the Kampot riverfront
      Shophouses on the Kampot riverfront

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    • A Chinese couple keep their distance. Kampot
      A Chinese couple keep their distance. Kampot

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    • Chinese shophouse, Kampot
      Chinese shophouse, Kampot

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    • War ravaged French era bridge on the Kampot riverfront
      War ravaged French era bridge on the Kampot riverfront

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    • Kepler's bookstore, Kampot
      Kepler's bookstore, Kampot

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    • French era prison, Kampot
      French era prison, Kampot

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    • Kampot shophouses, Cambodia
      Kampot shophouses, Cambodia

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    15 Mar 2012

    Kampot's old colonial era town from the riverfront back, deserves a few hours of leisurely exploration - either on foot or by bicycle.

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    Kampot is one of Indochina's best preserved colonial era towns - rundown as it is. There are streets of Chinese style shophouses - there are still sizeable Chinese and Vietnamese communities here - as well as a few more substantial structures including the war ravaged main bridge, a prison that remains in use and the provincial governor's residence - all dating from the early 20th century. Some of the shophouses have been renovated - a trend that will hopefully take hold before the bulldozers roll in.
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