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Back in time to Bukittinggi
... views we endured in the vans made the one day of countryside touring we did around Bukittinggi as passengers on Andre’s and Putra’s motorbikes all the more glorious. We were free! We soared on narrow paved country tracks in fresh air through valleys of rice fields, corn, and sugar cane. We walked into the forest to see the Rafflesia flower, a parasite that grows its bulb on a tree root, and takes 18 months to flower. It’s the largest flower in ...
Bukittinggi ja Maninjau
... taksia, joten hommattiin motokuskit viemaan meidat bussiasemalle. Kolme kertaa pysahtyivat vaaraan paikkaan, kunnes otettiin toinen kyyti ja paastiin vihdoin oikealle asemalle. Asemalla ei saatu olla yhtaan rauhassa ja vaihdettiin paikkaa monta kertaa, et saatais keskutella rauhassa et mihin mennaan, mut aina lauma ihmisia seuras meita. No, loppujen lopuks ostettiin liput Bukittingiin ...
Crossing the line
... to meet Dessy and Denny, two sisters who are well known here for their fine silver work and Dessy is also a maker of traditional embroidered shawls which she happily models for us.
Bukittinggi town has a big pasar or market, a meandering affair that winds down the central hill and sells everything from produce to hijabs; we get happily lost here for several hours, meeting so many local people we feel like we are famous. Groups of school girls and ...
Cats and monkeys
... here! There was a point on Puncak Pass that we'd given up hope of making the flight altogether as we were stood at a standstill for at least 1 1/2 hours. Luckily we got to the airport in good time and our plane was delayed an hour any way so we were all good.
We arrived safely in Padang and caught a mini-bus up to Bukitinggi. Again supposedly it was 2 hours away, it took 3, standard. By the time we'd got to the hotel we wanted to stay at it was about 9:30pm. We'd ...
The Palace of King Adityawarman Of Malayapura
... Empire that ruled this land for centuries from 1347 to 1833. Then, the Pagaruyung Empire was known as Malayapura Empire and it was a Hindu Empire and the seat of the Minangkabau kings.
King Adityawarman is believed to have founded the kingdom and presided over the Central Sumatra region 1347 and 1375, most likely to control ...
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