Bukit Tinggi Indonesia

Padang dan Bukit Tinggi Indonesia

We took off with Airasia flight at 3.40 pm from KLIA2 arriving 3.45 pm At Minangkabau Airport Padang Indonesia on Thursday 22nd February 2018. This is just a weekend getaway for 60th Birthday bash once in a life time

while boarding.. masih belum habis urusan kerja.

masih receive call here and there... bila nak sambut birthday nihhh

Almost everybody after touch down menuju ke Bukit Tinggi akan stop makan di sini. we only stop for murtabak. lauk pauk dah sejuk.

martabak mesir is martabak with daging (savoury). martabak bandung is apam balik (sweet)

Air terjun Lembah Anai

before we climbed to the mountainous road

Dinner of soto ayam where they use nasi but served separate with the soup.

Friday 23rd February 2018

after breakfast, jalan jalan sekitar Hotel Karisma, yang warna brown tu.

 Itinerari pertama : Lembah Harau for country feel and view.

Itinerari kedua : Manmade Kelok 9

Itinerari ketiga : Lunch di tepi sawah

sepanjang pagi cuaca gerimis.. baru nampak gunung

 Itinerari ke empat : Istano Basa Pagaruyung di Batu Sangkar

Bayaran masuk 15 ribu rupiah seorang. Kami membeli ciku yang dijual selonggok 10 ribu, besar, sedap dan manis.

mana satu the gentlemen yang sambut birthday 60 tahun tu?

singgah juga istano kecil nya

 End the day to visit Kedai Yennie, pemborong kain sulaman.

sulam peniti

sulam kerawang

 Saturday 24th February 2018

normal breakfast at Karisma Hotel.. boleh tahan sampai lunch time

 Itinerari pertama : Jam Gadang walkabout

Jam Gadang berhampiran Pasar Atas yang terbakar pada Nov 2017

very obedient horses waiting for customers

Itinerari kedua : Kantor Walikota for view 

For a great view of Bukit Tinggi. Walikota ni macam Pegawai Daerah.

Itinerari ketiga : Kedai jual jajan - kerepek, sagun, pisang salai dll

Itinerari ke empat : Maninjau Tour

Kampung Sungai Landia

Koto Gadung where they plant sugar cane for generations

Danau Maninjau, very windy.. suspen jer.

Red roofed traditional house besides Lake Maninjau

From Kelok 44 at the top going down to Kelok 31

Village in Sg Landia stop for lunch and pray

turun dari Bukit Tinggi ke Padang

Itinerari ke lima : Kota Padang

Minangkabau Village

Masjid Raya Sumatra Barat

view from Siti Nurbaya Bridge

view from Siti Nurbaya Bridge

 Padang Nightlife

Early morning checkout and head to the airport at 6.00 am. flight to Kuala Lumpur at 8.00 am.

Thats all folks...  selendang merah for 100 ribu... aduh... merasa juga pakai tudung harga ribu ribu..

Iran Discovery

Iran tour of discovery for 12 days from 30th November to 11th December was a surprised self gift for year 2017.

Its a budget all girls tours comprises of 5 ladies in our late fifties and 3 thirty yos. A mixture of new friends and school friends.

The tour took us to Tehran by AirAsia, a night bus to Yazd. Another night bus to Shiraz from Yazd. Another night bus from Shiraz to Shahr-eKord. From Shahr-eKord were on private vehicles all the way until to the airport for our return flight to Malaysia.

Day 1
(30.11.2017 / Thursday ): Flight D7 776 at 7.05 pm KLIA2, arriving Tehran Airport at 11.15 pm

Day 2
(1.12.2017 / Friday) : Lepak di airport tunggu subuh, 6.30 am to Tehran city by metro. Azadi Tower, Golestan Palace, Tehran Bazaar, Tehran Railway and Bus Station.

Day 3
(2.12.2017 / Saturday)  : Took a night bus at 10.15 pm. from Tehran to Yazd (8hrs for 630 km). Arriving Yazd at 6.00 am. Saryazd Castle, Caravanserai & Treasury- Sand Mountain.

Day 4
(3.12.2017 / Sunday) : Yazd - Zoroastrian Fire Temple, Amir Chaqmaq Complex, Masjid Jame, Yazd Historical City. Took a night bus to Shiraz at 12 midnight (5hrs 30 min for 445 km).

Day 5
(4.12.2017 / Monday) : Shiraz - Persepolis & Necropolis, Quran Gate, Salt Lake & Shah Ceragh.

Day 6
(5.12.2017 / Tuesday) : Shiraz - Pink Mosque @ Nasr Al Mulk Mosque. Took a night bus to Shahr-eKord ( 6 hrs 30 min for 530 km).

Day 7
(6.12.2017 / Wednesday) : Arriving Shahr-eKord Bus Terminal at 5.00 am. Gallat, Saman District, Markadeh and Fereydan.

Day 8
(7.12.2017 / Thursday) : Daran Town, Maghan Village, Plasjan and Fals River, Khansar.

Day 9
(8.12.2017 / Friday) : Snowing in Khansar. Going towards Isfahan. Imam Square.

Day 10
(9.12.2017 / Saturday) : Esfahan. Drove to Abyaneh then Kashan.

Day 11
(10.12.2017 / Sunday) : Maranjap Desert Tour. Kashan. Drove to Qom.

Day 12
(11.12.2017 / Monday) : Took a flight to KLIA2 at 1.00 am. arriving home at 12.40 pm by AirAsia D7 777.