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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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