What a Nice Hometown

Padang is a capital city of West Sumatera that located on West Coast of Sumatera Island. Padang has some beautiful beaches and unique tourism places. Padang has famous folklore about Siti Nurbaya and Malin Kundang legend. Then, Padang has a museum that located in the centre of Padang city, it name is Adityawarman Museum. This museum special appears about history and culture of Minangkabau tribe, Mentawai tribe and Nias tribe. This museum has 6000 collections and the architecture of it like a Gajah Maharam. Then, in front of it has two rice-barns.

In the Muara Harbor area, there are many old buildings since Dutch period such as Muhammadan mosque that had built by Indian community in 1843 and Kwan Im Temple’s name is See Hin Kiong in 1861. There is a Siti Nurbaya bridge that connected to Padang Mountain. People believe, there is a Siti Nurbaya’s cemetery.
After that, at Teluk Bayur Harbor has a tourism place like Air Manis Beach where the Malin Kundang’s stone standing. Continue to the south from the centre of Padang city, there are some beaches like Caroline Beach, Bungus Beach and a resort on Sikuai Island.

In Koto Tangah also has Pasir Jambak Beach and nature area Lubuk Minturun that famous of the place where people go to Balimau tradition in a day before Ramadahan’s day.
Padang also became famous because of the traditional foods that have known as Indonesian taste. These foods are also famous to other countries. These popular foods are curry, Rendang, Ayam Pop, Spicy Egg plant, Gulai Itik Cabe Hijau, Nasi Kapau, Padang Satay and Sanjai cracker. You can try it all in Padang and the differences in my hometown.
That is all about my hometown. Many tourism places in Padang and culture places that you can visit, especially the beaches.