If one were to summarize in two words that region (sumatra barat)
- Women 'power, yeah : Women take the pants, the wallet, the refrigerator .. . EVERYTHING! Finally an intelligent world ... Long live the matriarchal!
(for the record, just words Minang Minangkabau (victorious) and Kabau (buffalo) and the legend " a dispute between the Minangkabau and a neighboring prince of Majapahit . To avoid a battle, the people had offered to fight to death two buffaloes, each representing one party. The prince led the largest aggressive and buffalo, but the Minangkabau rusèrent bringing a baby buffalo hungry, whose horns had been cut so as to be as sharp as knife blades. Seeing the adult buffalo in the middle of the field, the baby ran toward him hoping milk. The big buffalo saw no threat from the baby he paid no attention, seeking an opponent to the measure. When the baby looked fumbled seeking a possible breast, he was mortally wounded buffalo and brought victory to the Minangkabau people. "thank you wikipedia!
cuisine Padang
Very appreciated Indonesians is one of the spicier cuisines (with that of Manado), provided that you cry your race if you do not like that! Genre Indonesian tapas is served as small portions, you take the entire map to the restaurant table, you only pay what you eat (the plate). Among the specialties: rendang (beef stew), eggplant with chilli, deng-deng (dried beef) and other tricks of liver, heart, and I do not know what ...
Not much to do in this town nice and quiet, apart from big ben to Indo, report a very good Chinese restaurant: the Mona Lisa with a reproduction of Madame Mona Lisa on its walls and a grimy wonton soup terrible!
The Valley Harau
Wedged between huge cliffs orange-brown, Valley Haurau (a 30aine km from Padang) is a haven of tranquility only monkeys chatter disturb their impressive! The only place to spend the night there is a corner charming: ECHO Homestay (0812 6730 609), with traditional house and staff really nice.
Rafflesia
Neither stem nor root, nor leaf, c is still a flower - and even the largest of its kind in the world (up to 1 to 1 kg and
Statistically, you should see your ass edged noodles to see : They are found in the forests of Sumatra, Malaysia and the Philippines and they live only 18 months after 8-10 days to hatch!
Lake Maninjau
After 46 turns, beautiful view overlooking the lake - not as nice as Toba in my eyes, but very nice anyway. Tower Lake (70 km
Nice walk in the jungle that leads to the rice fields with a tremendous view over the lake. Experienced but can not sleep in the middle of nowhere (the halfway point of the trip lasts 1h30 walking well) in the
the same Anas that saves you from apoplexy with a crumb junk that takes more than 40 minutes to cook, but that is more than worthy of urban warungs
The beaches of the coast
Although large, well cleans for Indonesian standards, always with local fishermen and onlookers club tumbling out of nowhere in no time movements when it comes to quell bule .. Black sand, you can still see the white patches on the opposite, that look nice ... well for the next time!