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uring my summer holidays, I went to Select City Walk with architecture of the tomb. The arcs and minarets looked beautiful. Soon,
my sisters and grandparents. There we went to a place called it was time to leave the beautiful site.
‘Hang Out’. I played doodle jump, air hockey and many other Ishaan Singh, P2 E
Dgames over there. We were completely tired after playing for
two hours and felt hungry. So we went to a food court and sampled
many delicious dishes like Belgian classic waffles and quesadillas. I had visited Jama Masjid with my father
a lot of fun at the mall. and brother. I had a wonderful time
Then we went to our nani’s house where I played with my one-year- there. There were lots of people in
the
old cousin sister. My nani gave us many delicious treats like rasgullas I masjid who were performing
namaz. My father told me many things
and patties. As the day was about to end, our stomachs were full and
Exploring we were overjoyed for our next outing. about Jama Masjid like it is the largest
mosque in India. It is located in Old
After some days, we planned our next trip. This time, we went to
Delhi India Gate with our parents. We were very excited. We enjoyed ice Delhi just opposite to the famous Red
Fort. Shah Jahan built it in 17th century.
creams and a memorable camel ride. The very next morning, we visited
It is also known as Masjid-e-Jahan
the Dolls’ Museum where we saw beautiful dolls. They represented
their countries and were dressed in various colours. Some of them could Numa. He told me that the Jama Masjid
was built in seven years by the efforts of
move and looked like robots. The same day, we went to the Science over 5,000 workers. Use of white marble,
Museum which is situated next to the Dolls’ Museum. There we learnt wide stair cases and arched gateways
about various natural scientific phenomena. There was a different is the hallmark of this popular mosque.
section for the working of rockets and how our planets exist in the The mosque has a vast paved rectangular
universe. It was the best part. We learnt many new things on our visit courtyard which has the capacity to
to the Science Museum. My parents also took us to Nehru Planetarium hold nearly 25,000 worshippers. We also
to know about the galaxy and its planets. There we watched a movie prayed there and really it was s joyful
about various planets and other celestial bodies. Altogether our summer cum learning experience for me.
holidays were full of joy with learning about various new things. These Arish Khan, P3 C
were my best holidays ever.

Atulaya Tripathi, P3 B
elhi is a grand city with interesting history,

culture, life, food, temples and everything else you
I Dtransportation is very important and the metro
went to India Gate to learn more about the monument. I had seen
could possibly imagine. While exploring Delhi,
it many times earlier. The India Gate is located on Rajpath. It has
Amar Jawan Jyoti to honour the Indian soldiers who died in the
provides an easy solution. It’s clean, efficient and extremely
First World War. On days of National importance, it is lit in the
colours of the National Flag. My father told me an interesting fact cheap. I found lots of interesting and famous places worth a
visit like the India Gate, Red Fort, Jama Masjid, Qutub Minar,
about it that we could see the India Gate from 18 roads in the area. Humanyun Tomb, Lodi Garden, Rail Museum, Rajghat, Lotus
There were many ice-cream vendors and we ate yummy ice-cream. We Temple and many others. It is amazing that such ancient
clicked photos and had lots of fun. and modern buildings blend into the city surroundings easily.
Delhi is a melting pot of cultures throughout India. Here, we
Yashovrat Gupta, P3 G
can sample a marvelous array of Indian street food which is
one of the best things to do in Delhi. There are all sorts of
I foods from all over India; from north to south and east to
went to Humayun’s Tomb situated at Nizamuddin
west. This is how I explored Delhi!
East which is close to my house. I learnt a lot about
Vidip Kashyap, P3 E
it. I walked to the tomb which is in the middle of a
big garden called Charbagh. The garden is watered by
water channels. The champa and peepal trees planted all
around gave me shade. his summer vacation, I visited many historical
monuments in Delhi like the tall Qutub Minar,
I was told that Humayun was the second Mughal massive India Gate and the grand Rashtrapati
emperor in India. This tomb is a UNESCO World Heritage TBhawan. But my favourite was the Humayun’s
site. It was built by his widow and completed in 1570. Tomb. It is a beautiful red coloured building. The Mughal
It is made of red sandstone and white marble. I liked the

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