FAMOUS PLACES AND POPULAR TOURIST DESTINATIONS WE HAVE BEEN TO
[Places To See Before You're Too Old]
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31 December 2013

Flying Home : Delhi to Shah Alam : On MAS

Friday 27th December 2013
Flying Home  on MAS : Delhi to KLIA
We left the hotel @ 8:00 am (after breakfast) headed to Indira Ghandi International Airport, Delhi; for our flight home on MAS : MH 173 scheduled to depart at 12:55 pm on the B737-800. We departed 20 minutes later than scheduled, but only arrived into KLIA 40 minutes than scheduled : due to traffic congestion during landing in KLIA. Nevertheless, we arrived home safe and sound by 12:30 am !!!
Alhamdullillaaaaahhhh ...































Qutub Minar, Delhi

Thursday 26th December 2013
Qutub Minar, Delhi, India
Qutb Minar also spelled Qutub or Qutab, is the tallest minar (73 metres) in India originally an ancient Islamic Monument, inscribed with Arabic inscriptions, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located in Delhi, the Qutb Minar is made of red sandstone and marble. The stairs of the tower has 379 steps, is 72.5 metres (237.8 ft) high, and has a base diameter of 14.3 metres, which narrows to 2.7 metres at the top. Construction was started in 1192 by Qutb-ud-din Aibak and was carried on by his successor, Iltutmish. In 1368, Firoz Shah Tughlak constructed the fifth and the last storey. It is surrounded by several other ancient and medieval structures and ruins, collectively known as the Qutb complex.