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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.
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