Bukittiggi, The Tourism City In West Sumatera

Bukittinggi is one of the beautiful cities in West Sumatera. Bukitinggi is a small city. The weather is cool at night and fresh at the day. Bukittinggi has developed to be the beautiful tourism city. If you visit Bukittinggi you can find too many tourism places.

The first is Jam Gadang .It is a big clock in the middle of garden. The garden is called ” Taman Jam Gadang”.The clock is on the tall pole. It is about 15 meters high. The clock is amazing. Jam Gadang is a good place to hang out with family or friends. It is fresh and and comfortable. Jam Gadang is always crowded every day. Jam Gadang is also visited by foreigner. So, if you want to speak with foreign you can find them in Jam Gadang. If you want to shop. There is a mall near Jam Gadang. The mall is “Ramayana or Plaza Bukittinggi”. You can buy anything there.

The second place is Benteng For De Kock. It is a fresh. area with many trees. If you like to see many kinds of bird, you can see them there. If you are parent, you can bring your child to Benteng For De kock and let them ride the horse. It is very interesting experience for your child

Benteng For De Kock is connected with Taman Kinantan by the bridge called “Jembatan Limpapeh”. Jembatan Limpapeh is an very amazing bridge above the main road.
Next, Taman Kinantan is the only one zoo in Bukittinggi. There are many kinds of animal in the zoo. To enter the zoo, you should buy a ticket. Taman Kinantan has a museum. The museum is a place to keep the traditional tools of Minangkabau, traditional clothes and the others
The last, if you leave Bukittinggi don not forget to buy some souvenirs. You can get it at the store near Jam Gadang. There are too many merchants who sell souvenirs.