Friday, September 5, 2008

BUKITTINGGI

Bukittinggi is one of the most famous city in West Sumatra province. It is located about 80 kms from Padang city and we could drive through Anai Waterfall and Valley for about 2 hours to Agam plateau. This town is cold enough, since it is about 950 metres on the above see level. We can see a beautiful scenery of Singgalang and Merapi as well as Tandikat mountains from this city.
In the central of Bukittinggi city, we would find out "Jam Gadang Monument" where we could overlook the market square & magnificent view of the city. It was build by the Dutch in 1827. We would see also the most famous cave in this city. This cave was build by Japanese during Japan colonisation. In addition to these interesting places, we would able to see Sianok canyon where lies outskirt of the city.
In Bukittinggi, we shall find many kind of snack. One of the most well known is Sanjai. It is a kind of chips made from cassava.