Bukittinggi My Beautiful Indescribable City

Bukittinggi (Indonesian for "high hill") is one of the larger cities in West Sumatra, Indonesia, with a population of over 91,000 people and an area of 25.24 km². It is situated in the Minangkabau highlands, 90 km by road from the West Sumatran capital city of Padang. It is located near the volcanoes Mount Singgalang (inactive) and Mount Marapi (still active). 

Jam Gadang (literally "Massive Clock") is a clock tower and major landmark of the city of Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located in the centre of the city, near the main market, Pasar Atas, and is a tourist attraction.

Each clock face has a diameter of 80 centimeters. Its base is 13 metres long and 4 metres wide, and it stands 26 metres tall.

One unique feature of the clock is that it uses "IIII" for the number 4 instead of the traditional Roman number "IV". Based on a local story, the figure four made of four vertical lines represents the four persons who died while constructing the building.

The laying of the Jam Gadang cornerstone was done by the 6-year-old son of Rook Maker, the city secretary of Bukittinggi at the time.


there's so many place that we can visit in bukittinggi . It is a city popular with tourists due to the climate and central location. Attractions within the city include :

• Ngarai Sianok (Sianok Canyon) 

Sianok canyon is a steep valley (ravine) located in the border town of Bukittinggi, theIV Koto district, Agam regency, West Sumatra. The valley is long and winding as the southern border town of Koto Gadang canyon to the village Sianok Anam Tribe, and ended in the district Palupuh. Sianok canyon has very beautiful scenery and alsobecame one of the mainstay of the provincial tourist attraction.

Jurangnya Sianok deep canyon about 100 m, stretches along 15 km with a width of about 200 m, and is part of the fault that separates the island of Sumatra in halflengthwise (Semangko fault). This fault forms a steep wall, even perpendicular and form a green valley-the result of movement down the earth's crust (sinklinal)-fed rodSianok (rod means river, in the Minangkabau language) where the water is clear. Inthe Dutch colonial era, the gap is referred to as buffalo sanget, because of the manyfree-living wild buffalo in the bottom of this canyon.

Sianok rod can now be forded by the use of canoes and kayaks are disaranai by awater sports organization "Qurays". The route taken is from the village until theellipsoid Sitingkai Lambah Palupuh village for about 3.5 hours. On its banks there's also rare plants such as Rafflesia and medicinal plants. Fauna encountered suchlong-tailed monkeys, gibbons, hoops, deer, wild boar, leopard, and tapirs.

• Lobang Jepang (Japanese Caves) - a network of underground bunkers & tunnels built by the Japanese during World War II

• Pasar Atas and Pasar Bawah - traditional markets in downtown.

• 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 Bridge pedestrian overpass.

• Museum Rumah Kelahiran Bung Hatta (Museum of Bung Hatta Birthplace) - the house where Indonesian founding father Mohammad Hatta was born, now a museum.

It's beautiful isn't it? So guys, don't forget to come and visit my city. :) Just like another it has it own precious. And it's just some pieces of it :) Thank's and Enjoy ;) can't wait to see you here ! ^o^

My Beloved Bukittinggi

Did you ever go to Bukittinggi? Well, now i'm gonna tell you about Bukittinggi.
 Bukittinggi is a small city, but it's not a village, it's a beautiful city. I was born and grow in Bukittinggi, so many things that I can tell you about Bukittinggi.  As people known, Bukittinggi has it owns glamorous. What are they? Let me tell you one by one ;)

As we know Bukittinggi is a tourism city, it means there's so many places that we can visit here, absolutely a beautiful and amazing place. And do you believe you can walk to visit all the place here. Just prepare you energy. Well, I'll begin in with Bukittinggi's symbol :D

1. Jam Gadang


Jam Gadang or Big Ben in english is the symbol of Bukittinggi. In the world there's just only two BigBen, in London and Bukittinggi. Special huh? :D What things that makes it unique? Not just the size that big, it also had a unique roof, the roof is like buffalo horn, besides, it had the most unique thing, that is on the clock. We know that four o'clock in clock is written IV, but in Jam Gadang, four o'clock is written IIII. Unique, isn't it? :D
We can also see Bukittinggi from Jam Gadang, we can go to the top of Jam Gadang, and see Bukittinggi city.

Not just looking for Jam Gadang, we can also play around Jam Gadang,because there's a park surround Jam Gadang, and there's some seats where we can see the beautiful Bukittinggi. Feeling hungry? We can eat Bukittinggi's snack, like Kacang Ramang, Kacang Abuih, and others. It'll make you more comfortable stay here.

You want to take some pictures? Absolutely you can, it's a beautiful place, you'll be loss if you don't take any. And if you bring a child, you can take their pictures with some funny clown there, there's Bernard, Micky Mouse, Tom&Jerry, Spongebob and many others. ;)

2. Monument Bung Hatta

Do you know Bung Hatta? Bung Hatta is Indonesian 1st vice President, and we know that Bung Hatta was born in Bukittinggi :D there's also Bung Hatta's home here. Just walk a while and you'll see the Monument of Bung Hatta, this monument is use for us to remember Bung Hatta's kindness and fight ago. He tried to save our country, feeling thankful and proud of him. :D this beautiful monument also had a private park, and it's so beautiful. you can take picture here :D

3. Panorama and Japannesse Hole

You've already visit Jam Gadang and Monument Bung Hatta, you can walk for 5minutes, and arrived at Panorama. What it Panorama? Panorama is a place where you can see Sianok Canyon live. It looked beautiful, so beautiful, in  Panorama, there's also park and Jappannesse Hole, the famous hole. The atmosphere is quite here, and there's also a tower where you can see another side of Sianok Canyon. You want to buy some souvenir? There's many things sell here, t-shirt, sandals, painting, and many others. And from Panorama you can enter the Japannese Hole and arrived at Sianok Canyon. Isn't it cool? Yes, it's so fun to travelling here. :D 

4. Sianok Canyon

I've told you before that just walk from Panorama you'll arrived here. :D it's true. In here you can play water,  camping, tenting, and others. The atmosphere is nice, the air is cold in the morning, it's a good place for camping :D sure! and there's a shop that sells Bukittinggi's spesific food, that is Itiak Lado Mudo close to here :D and you will feel really alive here, the winds, the food, scenery, and happiness. It's perfectly complete. :D

5. Fort De Cock and Zoo

Finishing the day at Sianok Canyon yesterday, today begin it again at Fort de Cock, it's (bnteng belanda). there's also park here and there's some animals here, mostly birds, like beo and others. and from here, there's a bridge that connected it to the zoo. it's Jembatan Limpapeh, it's been for tens years ago. Long time. :D in the zoo there's Rumah Gadang, Sumatera Barat's homes. :D  there's parks too. so you can sit enjoy the place, and taking pictures.

That's all the places you can visit in Bukittinggi, it's beautiful and amazing, isn't it? So don't forget to come and enjoy the places, atmosphere, air, foods, and others ;)