Jumat, 18 November 2011

The beautiful places in BUKITTINGGI city

Clock Tower (Jam Gadang )


Jam Gadang (Literally translated as Massive Clock) is a clocktower and an icon of Bukittinggi, West Sumatera province. Located in the centre of the city, near the the main market, Pasar Atas, Jam Gadang is a main tourist attraction. Jam Gadang's diameter is 80 centimeters, the base's dimension is 13 metres in length and 4 metres wide, and it stands 26 metres tall. One unique feature of the clock is that it uses the IIII for the number 4 instead of its traditional Roman Number IV. This tall clock was built in 1826 as a present from the Dutch Queen to the city secr..



Japanese hole
Japanese hole Bukittinggi is one of the resorts in the city of Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Indonesia..
Japanese hole is a tunnel (bunker) protection built around the Japanese occupation forces in 1942 for defense.
Earlier Japan's Hole was built as a storage supplies and equipment of war the Japanese army, with a long tunnel to reach 1400 m and the winding and has a width of about 2 meters. Some entrances to the holes of which Japan is located in canyon areas Sianok, Panorama, in addition to Bung Hatta Palace and in Bukittinggi Zoo.



Up and Down Markets Market Bukittinggi.
Bukittinggi Sikek famous for his clever and extraordinary culinary delicious. At the Market of Bukittinggi ateh or market, you can buy the materials and mukena embroidered with a much cheaper price than in the capital. Mukena and materials are sold vary depending on the price with embroidery and embroidered motifs. As for the culinary, in the back of the market, there are food vendors stengah so that can be used by the - by. Like chips and fish Bilih. Do not forget to stop by the Banana Kapit Union in June of the most typical of this market. Bananas are bananas fuel kapit digeprek then sprinkled with grated coconut mixed with brown sugar. It feels good and fits enjoyed the morning for breakfast. If you come at lunch, then you can stop at Rice Uni Kapau Lis, places to eat that are well known but still maintain it's excellence.



Marga Satwa Park (Fort fort de'Cock) and the Museum of Culture Minang
As usual wildlife park, here we can see the collection of animals, but typical of West Sumatra. Such as deer, tigers and many species of birds. At the end of the zoo have Fort de'Cock a water tower as well as the monitoring if any rebel Dutch heritage Limpapeh connected by bridges. Minang Culture Museum is also located within this Wildlife Park Marga. With the additional entrance fee of Rp 1,000, you can see the history of the Minangkabau, traditional dresses and traditional household equipment. You also can take pictures by using traditional dresses here for Rp 25,000. Not bad, could be recalled - memories, as well as evidence that you ever been to West Sumatra.



Canyon Sianok
It is a steep valley that cleaved by stem Sianok. The view here is very beautiful, making it a favorite tourist attraction by local residents or from outside the area. In addition to a beautiful panorama, in this tourist area there are also holes Japan. A legacy of Japan's cave can be entered. However, when we came cave is still in development stage so not much to see.



COME AND VISIT THE BUKITTINGGI CITY TO SPEND YOUR VACATION :)