Sabtu, 17 Juli 2010

Bukit Tinggi(west sumatra)

It is a city popular with tourists due to the climate and central location. Attractions within the city include:
1. Ngarai Sianok (Sianok Canyon)
2. Lobang Jepang (Japanese Caves)
3. Jam Gadang - a large clock tower built by the Dutch in 1926.
4. Pasar Atas and Pasar Bawah - traditional markets in downtown.
5. Taman Bundo Kanduang park. The park includes a replica Rumah Gadang (literally: big house, with the distinctive Minangkabau roof architecture) used as a museum of Minangkabau culture, and a zoo. The Dutch hilltop outpost Fort de Kock is connected to the zoo by the Limpapeh pedestrian overpass.
6. Museum Rumah Kelahiran Bung Hatta (Museum of Bung Hatta Birthplace) - the house where Indonesian founding father Mohammad Hatta was born, now a museum.
Notable nearby destinations include Lake Maninjau and the Harau Valley.
In the outskirts of Ngarai Sianok town, a canyon that separate Bukittinggi from Gadang City, 12 km away overland. Night dance performances are at Sliguri. The delightful hill town, Bukittinggi nestling amid mountain greenery at 920 m above sea level is the Minangkabau capital (victorious buffalo) people. Bukit Tinggi means 'high hill' is stunningly located with views over fertile valleys to two volcanoes, Mt Merapi and Mt Singgalang. Geographically, the town's highest point is the Rumah Adat Baandjuang Museum.


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