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Cambodia, Kratie
his morning we had a walk at Angkor Ban and after that an all day sail through delightful Cambodian
Tcountryside before we reached the charming French colonial town of Kratie in the evening. No other river ships
get this high up the river but thanks to the Mekong Pandaw’s shallow draft reached it.
ratié is the capital of Kratié Province in eastern Cambodia. The small town has a population of about 13,000
Kand lies on the banks of the Mekong River. The city is dominated by a central marketplace surrounded by old,
French colonial buildings.
Scenes from Kratié
