Indonesia West Sumatra Trip. Day 3: Bukittinggi

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This post is going to be short since more than half of the day was allocated to visiting Buya Hamka's Birthplace Museum, the prominent Muslim scholar in the Malay Archipelago.

Located about 36 km to the west of the city center, we passed through 44 hairpin corners heading to Lake Maninjau. Known as Lekok 44 by locals, it offers a stunning view of the lake. We stopped for coffee at one of the small shops. 

The sharp corners ended once we entered Maninjau, a small town by the lake. Buya Hamka's museum was about 15 minutes from the town.

Sarapan dulu...

Making a living in the early morning

I am enjoying the view...

... splendid!!

Stopped for teh tarik

One of the Lekok 44.. nope, I didn't count

The root place of Minangkabau

Lake Maninjau as the background

We were given a briefing by one of Buya Hamka's descendants. Things used by the late were displayed in this house; among the things that caught our attention were a typewriter and his books. He was a prominent Muslim scholar, as evidenced by his book, Tafsir Al-Azhar.

His real name is Haji Abdul Karim Majid

Nice!


The tomb of Buya Hamka

After lunch, we headed back to the town and went shopping at Pasar Atas. We soothed our throats with cendol and got a bite of several local delicacies. In the late evening, we roamed around the city before calling it a day.

On the way back to the town, we came across traditional wedding ceremony

Local delicacies shop

The famous kolbu & cendol labu


Roaming the downtown for look-see

Searching for night bites
Location: Bukittinggi, Bukittinggi City, West Sumatra, Indonesia

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