Padang is the capital city of West Sumatra Province, actually it was a small city which has been established since the Dutch Era in 1663 with a TELUK BAYUR port located at the western coastline of West Sumatra. In the Year 2007 a new Minang Kabau Air Port was established as an International Air Port with a spesific Architecture of Padang House, A Building with its Roof looking like a Horn of a Buffalo. As you enter the city, it was a nice city wit their daiy life, you can see a hustling bustling of the peoples activities, the colorfull ANGKOT and City Bus is an interesting scenery of the society in movement, so if you travel to West Sumatra, don't miss travel to PADANG
Updated Sep 3, 2007
Address: Padang, The Capital City of West Sumtra
The spesific architectural building of MINANG Kabau, originated from Minang and Kabau, so the roof style of the houses are commonly like a horn of buffalo, you can find the horn shaped roofs of the houses everywhere else if you travel all around West Sumatra, it was a uniQue
Updated Sep 3, 2007
Address: West Sumatra, Padang, Bukit Tinggi etc
If you want to see monkeys being used to pluck coconuts, you can go to West Sumatra. From Jakarta, you can take flight to Padang (West Sumatra).
Written Apr 21, 2010
Written Sep 15, 2007
Address: Teluk Bayur- Padang, West Sumatra
Written Sep 15, 2007
Address: Minang Kabau Air Port, Padang-WestSumatra
Written Sep 7, 2007
Address: Anywhere else at Sumatra Barat
Written Sep 7, 2007
Address: Pasar (Market) Raya, Padang City
Written Sep 7, 2007
Address: IMAM Bonjol SQuare
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If you want to see monkeys being used to pluck coconuts, you can go to West Sumatra. From Jakarta, you can take flight to Padang (West Sumatra).
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Q: Saya ingin melancong bersama keluarga ke Minagkabau hujubf bulan ini. Ada cadangan hotel/wisma/losmen yang baik di Padang dan...
A: buat tempat tinggal saya gak tau bro, tapi klo masalah kereta ke bukittinggi dari pada juga ga ada kreta tapi pake bus,.. Dari bandara MIA ke bukittinggi skarang dah...
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