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Colonial Quarter

Although badly damaged in the 2009 earthquake, Padang’s colonial-era quarter around Jl Batang Arau is still worth a lazy stroll. Crumbling old Dutch and Chinese warehouses back onto a river brimming with fishing boats.

The beach along Jl Samudera is the best place to watch sunsets.

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