Batak Simalungun - Kabanjahe , North Sumatra

Took this picture during our trip to Sumatra ...We went to Batak VIllage at Kabanjahe to see the lifestyle of Batak tribes ...most of them are farmers - paddy , onion etc ...They believe lizard/gecko is a sacret animal...They will decorate their house with lizard drawing/arts ...more information here http://www.bonapasogit.nl/Pagina

p/s: The scarf lady is my wife ...not batak tribes

Rumah Adat Banjuaang

Another Minang Kabau House ..located at Bukit Tinggi ..Here you will find a lot of their tools for agriculture , education , culture etc...replica of 8 legged cows also can be seen here ...

Rumah Pertemuan Batu Sangkar

This is Rumah Adat / Rumah Pertemuan for leaders in Minang society . They will have their monthly meeting here to discuss about their society's issues such as marriage , death etc ...

Jam Gadang , Bukit Tinggi

The landmark of Bukittinggi is the clock tower,its own Big Ben. It is called Jam Gadang (Big Clock in the local language of the Minangkabau people).
The Dutch Queen gave it as a present to the city, at that time still called Fort de Kock, after the fortress in the centre of the city in 1926. It was constructed by the Dutch, but the design is local. The Minangkabau changed the roof several times over the years. Inside the tower is a staircase with 86 steps.Every hour the clock strikes. Funny is the IV that is written as IIII. By the way, the clockwork is German

Dari kota Medan

I never tried beca/trishaw in my life although my hometown is Malacca...During my trip to Medan , I use trishaw as main transport to everywhere ....I capture this image on one of the trishaw ....

Malim Kundang at Pantai Air Manis , Sumatra

Believe or not ! a man turn into stone when he didn't respect to her mother . It is believed that his mother cursed him . It is a long story here . In Malay epic is called " Si Tanggang " ...If you came to Padang , don't forget to visit Pantai Air Manis ...see it live from your eyes ....

Danau Maninjau

Danau Maninjau Sumatra ....