Maninjau Indah Hotel
Travel Blogs from Maninjau
Back in time to Bukittinggi
... cages—they were going wild boar-hunting. The original reason for the hunt is to save farmers’ lands from being ravaged by the wild boars, but it seems like more of an elaborate hobby. An Indonesian man at our hotel told me later that he thought these dogs are sometimes treated better than the men’s own children As Muslims they can’t eat the meat, so they sell it to Chinese people or let their dogs eat it.
All the bumpy riding, smoke fumes, ...
Bukittinggi ja Maninjau
Saavuin Sumatran rajakaupunkiin Dumaihin ja lautan kaikki ulkomaalaiset joutuvat tullitarkastukseen. Tai no oikeastaan meidan piti vain allekirjottaa, joku lappu missa julistettiin etta on tai ei oo mitaan tullattavaa. Mulle kerrottiin, et ne halus vaan jotain lahjusrahoja, mutteivat ne kuitenkaan mitaan sit loppujen lopuks pyytaneet. Ei loydetty amerikkalaisen Jadan (kenet tapasin lautalla) ...
Crossing the line
... we are taken to a village where they specialise in silver wear. The village is located on the other side of the Canyon, a deep meandering gorge that cuts into the earth below the town. The silver village, we are told, is also famous for producing highly intelligent people - many natives of this small community have gone on to acquire PhDs and become notable scientists and politicians - maybe it has something to do with the volcano, I don't know. At the village we ...
Cats and monkeys
Andy here for todays blog!
We left Cianjur on Saturday 21st Jan to head to Jakarta for our flight to Padang. We were told the bus journey would take a little longer than usual - 3 hours instead of 2 hours - because it was the weekend and the road we needed to take, the Puncak Pass, was always heaving on a weekend. Knowing what that meant in I.S.T (Indonesian Standard Time) we gave ourselves plenty of time to get to the airport - 7 hours to be precise! Well you never ...
Visiting The Cultural Hub of the Minangkabau's
... photograph which I could take had to be taken through the grill gates at the main entrance and that's why it is slightly sidelined.
Nevertheless, I felt that this place deserves a separate entry to highlight the importance of this village to the locals. From here, we are heading directly to the city of Padang, the capitol of West Sumatran Province.
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