Page 169 - Literati Bytes
P. 169
There was also mini Europe nearby but we didn’t have enough A Trip To Delhi – The capital of India
time because we had travelling to do!
The trip to Delhi was far more exciting . The tour was
3. Netherlands scheduled from Mumbai . We went to Mumbai by train- Deccan
We took our bus to the hotel we were gonna stay in for 2 days Express which was cramped up with lot of people . All the
in Netherlands. After a tight sleep we ate breakfast and people without reservation had occupied seats in the
travelled to Amsterdam (also known as the Venice of north). reservation coach . We reached Mumbai that night . Our trip
First of all we took a look at the dam which was protecting was scheduled the next day .Finally the day of departure
Netherlands from floods, now we went to a factory famous for arrived of which I was excited about. Our plane was departing
two things, cheese and wooden shoes (yes, you heard that from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport,
right!). Mumbai. .
They showed us the process of making cheese (sorry i cant tell The trip was very enjoyable . We landed in Delhi at around
you the process because i didn’t understand anything. I just 12:30 that day . The Indira Gandhi International Airport is a
tasted the cheese!) They also told us how to make wooden huge airport nearly equal to a large size 5-star hotel .
shoes (sorry again!). Well after understanding we bought Everywhere cleanliness was maintained . All types of people
some souvenirs and clicked photos. After walking around the were seen around. From there we went to a hotel which was
market we went to central Amsterdam. We went for many boat in the area called Mahipalpur. We freshened up and started
rides and finally we went to tulip garden! It was full of flowers our sightseeing. Delhi is considered as the most historical
and miniature models of palaces! There were also huge state.
windmills built near all flowers and it all looked like a scene!
Even when we were on boat rides we saw not a single vehicle DAY 1:-After freshening up we went to Qutub Minar in
but bicycles. Mehrauli. It is one of the tallest minarets of ancient India. Its
construction was started in 1200 AD and ended in 1300 AD. It
Devang Kokane (VI) is very tall with a height of around 73 m. Also there is a Iron
Pillar built by Ashoka.A lot of foreigners were seen there
which evoked a sense of pride towards the country. Next we
went to India Gate, Parliament, Rashtrapati Bhavan and the
Amar Javan Jyoti.