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Bukittinggi
This easy-going hill town is one of the most popular
travellers centres in Sumatra. Many travellers heading north from Java make
Bukittinggi their first stop. It's easy to spend a week here checking out the
town and surrounding attractions. Lying 930m above sea level, it can get quite
cold at night.
Bukittinggi was a Dutch stronghold during the
Padri Wars (1821-37), and it was here that Sumatran rebels declared their
rival government in 1958. Today it is a centre for Minangkabau culture, as
well as being a busy market town with a small university.
The town is sometimes referred to as Kota
Jam Gadang (`Big Clock Town'), after its best-known landmark - the Minangkabau
style clocktower that overlooks the large market square. Another name is Tri
Arga, after the three majestic mountains -Merapi, Singgalang and the more
distant Sago-that lie south.
Bukittinggi Main Street
Coffee Plantation
Cinnamon Trees
Rice Planting
Sumatran countryside
Minangkabau House
Minangkabau King's Palace
Minangkabau King's Palace interior
Batak Bullfights
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Sianok Canyon
View From Panorama Park
Panorama Park tourists
Bukittinggi valley Monkey with Banana
Schoolyard
Bukittinggi market
Bukittinggi Catholic Church | 
