"Bukittinggi, touristic place" a Bukittinggi Travel Page by kilat

A big car is parked close to the mosque. Strange, an Arabic text on the window and a English flag painted below that, in an Indonesian country. People from Sumatra behave and look more as traditional Muslims than people from Java. They also behave stronger, they are not shy at all. And they like to talk to people from all over the world, always friendly.
Some streetnames are also in the Arabic language.

This is also in Bukittinggi, in Ngarai Sianok. The grand canyon of Indonesia. High mountainwalls, impressive. The best place to visit here! You can have a wonderfull walk in the valley, between the walls, and crossing the river over and over again. After that you climb up again through the forest. This place is in the south of Bukittinggi, and absolute a pleaure to see.

If you dress properly, with long dresses and long sleeves, you will get more contact with the locals. This man reacted spontaneously that I was dressed well, confirm the Islamic rules in Sumatra. Well, I'm pleased to be their guest, and I like to be a good guest.
By the way, it is relativaly cool in Bukittinggi, because it is higher in the mountains. Indonesian people like to go to this place on their holidays, because of the climate.