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telescope and the dresses worn by astronauts. I learnt the concept                                                                                 went to the President’s House with my
                                                 of day and night and many more things. Then, I also visited The                                                                               I
                                                                                                                                                                                                    family. It is huge and palatial. It was
                                                 Old Fort also known as Purana Qila. It is an interesting historical                                                                                designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. We had
                                                 site. It has a lake where I enjoyed boating and a high tech light and                                                                              to go through a lot of security checks. A
                                                 sound show organized every evening. I also saw was a puppet show                                                                               guide showed us different rooms and ceremony
                                                 organized for children by the Bal Bhavan National Museum. So I                                                                                 halls. We went to the Mughal Gardens which
                                                 had lots of fun exploring Delhi.                                                                                                               has more than 200 varieties of flowers. We also
                                                                                             Suryaveer Singh Sodhi, P3 G                                                                        saw a mango tree which can bear 64 varieties
                                                                                                                                                                                                of mangoes. I also saw a room dedicated to
                                                                                                                                                                                                future inventions with a 3D printer and many
                                                              y Delhi has so many beautiful monuments. It is a                                                                                  other cool things. I would like to go there again
                                                              place of great tourism. I have been to the India Gate,                                                                            sometime. On 28th May, I visited the Nehru
                                                              Rastrapati Bhawan, Gandhi Samadhi and Lodi Garden                                                                                 Planetarium in New Delhi. It is a museum
                                                 Mon a hop on hop off bus with my school mates. I                                                                                               made in the memory of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.
                                                 enjoyed all these places with my friends. I have also been to the                                                                              There, I got to know about many stars and
                                                 Delhi Zoo with my parents and it was a fun filled day watching                                                                                 even saw some videos and cartoons in the
                                                 all the animals and birds. The food in Delhi is so delicious and of                                                                            famous sky theatre. One can even listen to
                                                 varied tastes. Chandni Chowk is famous for its parathas and chaat.                                                 speeches by different astronauts. I even got to know that our weight is not
                                                 I love going to the Bangla Sahib Gurudwara with my family on                                                       the same everywhere and I got a chance to measure my weight according
                                                 Sundays. It is very big and full of people. I love my Delhi for all                                                to different planets. It was a fun trip and I enjoyed going there. During the
                                                 the beautiful places, tasty food and loving people.                                                                vacations, I also went to the famous Lodi Garden near my home. It is a
                                                                                                 Pranav Sachdeva, P3 B                                              very big garden and has the tombs of famous rulers. It is a very beautiful
                                                                                                                                                                    place with pretty flowers and a very long jogging and walking track. There
                                                                                                                                                                    is a very big pond full of fish and ducks. I even fed them. It was fun
                                                           elhi is a glorious city. There is lots to see and do in                                                  exploring my city!
                                                           Delhi. The metro makes it easy to go around the city in                                                                                                            Charvi Barathi, P2 F
                                                           air-conditioned comfort. I have visited many places in
                                                 DDelhi. I was amazed to see the Lotus Temple designed
                                                 in the shape of a lotus flower. Another temple I saw is the Iskcon                                                           elhi is a glorious city. Not only is it the capital of modern India,
                                                 Temple which is one of the largest and most interesting temples                                                              but has been the capital of many previous civilizations, each
                                                 dedicated to Lord Krishna. My parents also took me to Mughal                                                                 having left behind a trail of monuments. It’s a green city and
                                                 Garden where I saw the different sections like the Spiritual Garden,                                               Dour country’s cultural heart and political centre. It needs at least
                                                 Herbal Garden, Bonsai and Musical Garden. I felt very proud of my                                                  3-4 full days to get a sense of this beautiful city. There is no end to the
                                                 country when I visited the India Gate, a 42 meter tall war memorial                                                historical sites, markets, restaurants and parks. There are many places that
                                                 built in 1931 to honour Indian soldiers. A flame is continually lit to                                                                         I have explored in this beautiful city.
                                                 pay homage to those brave Indians. Another interesting monument                                                                                                                  Anant Jain, P3 F
                                                 that I saw is the Jantar Mantar. It is a complex that includes a
                                                 number of different structures used for astronomical observations.
                                                 The sweet memory of these places is still fresh in my mind. It was                                                                                 went to Lodi Garden in the holidays. It’s is
                                                 a fun filled and learning experience for me.                                                                                                       a great place for me to explore each time I
                                                                                                   Amogh Dobriyal, P3 E                                                                             go there. It looks very beautiful with lots
                                                                                                                                                                                                    of
                                                                                                                                                                                               I  flowers around. There is a pond with

                                                                                                                                                                                                fish and ducks. There are lots of tombs and I
                                                     visited the President’s House in New Delhi. Our President Shri.                                                                            couldn’t tell which one I had seen last time as
                                                     Pranab Mukherjee is a very charming person. I went to wish                                                                                 they look all the same. It is a very big garden.
                                                     him on his birthday. He had turned 80 years old. He came with                                                                              I also played in one of the sprinklers and got
                                                I guards. He was wearing a black coat. I was thrilled to see                                                                                    wet. It was so much fun. I saw families having
                                                     his
                                                 him. I gifted him a rose bouquet and a box of dry fruits. I even                                                                               a picnic and enjoying themselves. I will go
                                                 shook hands with him. I requested him to reduce pollution in Delhi.                                                                            there more often with my family.
                                                 I promised him that I would keep my country clean. The President
                                                 was very pleased and looked happy. I loved meeting him.                                                                                                                     Saisha Chadha, P2 A

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