the palace revisited

first visited in 2013 here, curved roof structure with multi-tiered, upswept gables of the pagaruyung palace. batusangkar, west sumatra december 2015.
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overlooking the caldera lake

a slightly different angle of the infamous lake maninjau. west sumatra january 2013.
lake maninjau

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the palace

curved roof structure with multi-tiered, upswept gables of the pagaruyung palace. batusangkar, west sumatra january 2013.
pagaruyung palace

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the clock tower

the only photo that is presentable of the famous jam gadang of bukittinggi. west sumatra january 2013.
jam gadang

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land of art

terraced rice fields, a minangkabau hornlike roof structure (rumah gadang) and a crater lake. views of lake maninjau at turn 34 of the 44 hairpin turns while descending towards the lake shore. west sumatra january 2013.
lake maninjau vista

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the mascot

came and greeted us upon reaching the rumah gadang compound at padang panjang. west sumatra january 2013.
dog at padang panjang

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