It was a fantabulous trip with lot of adventure, excitement and in the end extreme pleasure. I and my friend Ashutosh started our tip on 26th Nov’10; we both were excited as we had planned things well in advance to avoid any worries within our trip. It was a 10 day long trip with more than 4 destinations to visit. We had all our reservations in place, we knew where we will be staying and what all places we have to visit.
On 26th Nov’10 at 11:10Am we started our journey towards Delhi, we had our reservation in Duronto express, it was a 20 hour long journey from Pune to Delhi. Duronto is a very good train with all hygienic facilities; it has all the facilities of Rajdhani express. It is a non-stop train except few stops for servicing purpose. It was a pleasant journey with lot of fun.On 27th Nov’10 around 07:15Am we reached Delhi (Hizbul nizamuddin) Railway station.
We hired an auto rickshaw and moved towards our friend’s room, he works in Delhi and stays near Kutubminar Area. I had my Digi camera with me and I started taking pictures of this beautiful journey, because of Common wealth Games there are lot of improvements one can notice in Delhi, especially the roads are wide and clean. It was morning time and at around 8:20Am we reached to our friends place. Our friend’s room is very near to Kutubminar and from his balcony we can easily view this historical monument, he stays here from last 3years but never got a chance to visit this beautiful monument. But we don’t want to miss this opportunity and with an hour’s time we both got fresh and decided to visit all important places in Delhi.
We started our journey from Kutubminar, it’s a must see historical monument of India, it’s a huge and startling monument. It is the world's tallest brick minaret with a diameter of 14.32m at the base and about 2.75m on the top with a height of 72.5m constructed by Qutubuddin Aibak. Qutub-Minar is in red and buff sandstone is the highest tower in India. we both enjoyed that place and clicked many photographs.
Me and Ashutosh are very good friends and we both belongs to same na tive place in UP. We are friends from last 10years and even our families know each other very well. We both have same area of interest and that’s why we both enjoy each other’s company.
We stayed there for an hour’s time and then we decided to visit India Gate, Delhi have improved a-lot in their transport facilities, within few minutes we got Bus for India Gate, let me tell you I have never seen such bus services in Pune, the bus was full air-conditioned with digital display.
It took around 45mins to reach India Gate. It is truly deserves to be called as national monument of India, Its a huge 42m high stone arch of victory, stands at the eastern end of Rajpath. More than 90,000 Indian Army soldiers who died in the First World War are inscribed on the walls of this grand structure.
Amar Jawan Jyoti, was lit under the arch of the India Gate to honor the brave unknown soldiers. The flame is flanked by uniformed soldiers, who stand guard over the flame. Near the flame, a shining rifle with a helmet on it, is placed on a high pedestal, as a tribute to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives in battle.
It was an incredible experience; lot of people from different part of India and out sited India came to see this huge structure. Delhi climate was very pleasant and we sat near India Gate for a while and had snacks. We clicked many photographs and finally we decided to move to our next destination. On the western site we can easily see the Rashtripati bhavan along with North and South Blocks. We decide to walk from India Gate to Rashtripati Bhavan.
North Block and the South Block are also known as Secretariat Building. The South Block houses have Prime Minister Office, Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of External Affairs.
The North Block primarily houses have Ministry of Finance and the Home Ministry.
The terms 'North Block' and 'South Block' are often used to refer to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of External Affairs respectively.
We clicked many photographs there, we also tried to enter Rashtripati Bhavan but it need prior permission and pass which we didn’t had, so finally we clicked few pictures from Bhavans Gate itself.
From there we moved towards Parliament house, Parliament House is a massive circular edifice 560 feet (170.69 metres) in diameter. Its circumference is one-third of a mile 536.33 metres and it covers an area of nearly six acres (24281.16 square metres). The open verandah on the first floor is fringed with a colonnade of 144 creamy sandstone columns—each 27 feet (8.23 metres) high. The building has twelve gates among which Gate No. 1 on the Sansad Marg is the main gate. It is a great piece of work.
From there we thought of visiting Lal Quila, someone told us to travel through Metro. Delhi Metro is one of the world famous mode of transport, it’s one of the reasons for tourist attraction in Delhi; we decide to experience this latest mode of transport. It was a fabulous experience, things were really organize well, and there were no sign of confusion, things were really planned and controlled well, even a person travelling for the first time in Delhi can easily locate the route and which train to catch accordingly. It was a nice experience, with in 30min we reached Lal Quila.
Lal Quila is the most famous and popular tourist destinations in Old Delhi, built by Shahjahan. The fort is also the site from which the Prime Minister of India addresses the nation on 15th August, the day India achieved independence from the British. It also happens to be the largest monument in Old Delhi. It’s a massive piece of work, I really feel proud that we have maintained these exclusive monuments and made public to experience its royalty.
It was a splendid experience for both of us; we were enjoying the beauty of Delhi. Delhi is a must see place to visit for everyone, till that time it was evening and we both were very hungry. We both sat near a chart shop and had one Tiki chart there.
From there we moved to Rohatak for one of our friend’s marriage. We both went to ISBT to catch Bus for Rohatak and fortunately with in no time we got the bus. It was a long 3 hours journey form Delhi and bus condition was also not that good. Anyhow at around 8:30pm we both reach Rohatak and attended our friend’s marriage. That was the end of our trip to Delhi, next day evening we both catch the train for Varanasi to visit our native place and to visit Varanasi world famous holy place.
