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Kampot old town

By Mark Bowyer | 15 Mar 2012

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Shophouses on the Kampot riverfront
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A Chinese couple keep their distance. Kampot
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Chinese shophouse, Kampot
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War ravaged French era bridge on the Kampot riverfront
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Kepler's bookstore, Kampot
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French era prison, Kampot
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Kampot shophouses, Cambodia
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By Mark Bowyer 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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