The little city in the hills had cool temperature, but did not really meet our expectations. After a night in an overpriced sticky room we explored the city and enjoyed the market in the morning. Afterwards we took a minibus on to lake Maninjau.
A ride through the hills was followed by a astonishing view over the lake. The temperatures were higher again and we simply enjoyed the idyllic atmosphere. Compared to Danau Toba, Danau Maninjau has a better scenery in our eyes. No boats, but canoes running on the lake. The surrounding mountains are slightly covered in clouds. A rainstorm over night brings a fresh breeze and some waves... simply a great place :)
The next day we took a trek to see the Rafflesia flower, the biggest flower in the world. It blooms ones in a few months and is open for just about 7 days... we were lucky to see it at the 4th day :D
In late afternoon (14. August) we did take a minibus to Padang.
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| Big Ben of Bukittinggi |
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| Kids playing at lake Maninjau |
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| good view from the surrounding hills, rice plantages |
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| Benni and the Rafflesia |
Is it true that raflesia smells like old rotten meat?
AntwortenLöschensupposedly it should smell like that, yes. but this one did not smell at all. Even though it was already 4 days old (just flourishes for about 7 and becomes dark/black at the last days^^)
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