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19. My Trip to Gujarat
Swara Mandar Joshi (9C)
This year, my family planned a trip to visit some
important cities of Gujarat. We started our journey from Dadar
by train. After a few hours, we reached Ahmedabad. My brother
Prasad is studying at NID (National Institute of Design) in
Ahmedabad, so first we met him.
We visited many places in Ahmedabad. One of the most
memorable was the Auto World Vintage Car Museum. The
museum features over 100 amazing automobiles and is

recognized as one of the world’s largest private vintage car The next morning, we visited the magnificent Laxmi Vilas
collections. It has rare gems from legendary brands such as Palace, built by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaikwad III in 1890 in the
Rolls-Royce, Mercedes-Benz, and Auburn. We also visited Indo-Saracenic Revival architectural style. The Maharaja was a
Akshardham Temple and several other old museums. patron of the legendary painter Raja Ravi Varma. Many of Ravi
On the second day, we reached Ekta Nagar Railway Varma’s original paintings, including depictions of Indian gods,
Station and from there visited the Statue of Unity. The Statue of epics, and royalty, are displayed in the palace museum.
Unity is the world’s tallest statue, standing 182 meters high. It is During our stay in Gujarat, we enjoyed delicious Gujarati
dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the great Indian freedom dishes like khakhra, dhokla, jalebi, and the special Gujarati thali.
fighter and the ‘Iron Man of India’. It is even said that the statue On the last day, we reached Vadodara Railway Station for
can be seen from satellites. Many facilities are available for our Vande Bharat train journey. By 10 p.m., we reached Mumbai
tourists, and it feels amazing to stand near this gigantic statue. Central Railway Station.
After that, we visited the Butterfly Garden, Sardar It was a great trip and a wonderful holiday. I spent
SarovarDam, Jungle Safari, and enjoyed the beautiful evening precious time with my family in this busy life. My short but
light show. At night, we reached Vadodara, stayed there, and met sweet journey ended with beautiful memories.
our relatives.
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