Ride up to Select City Walk Saket, Delhi

Hi Friends,

As days are becoming hotter ride destination becoming lesser. This time I decided to meet with my old friend who is living in Malviya Nagar, Delhi. We decided to meet at a mall "Select Citywalk", which is near to Malviya Nagar.

Select Citywalk

Meeting with friend at Select Citywalk

Select Citywalk is a premier shopping mall located in the Saket District Center, in Saket, New Delhi. The 1,300,000 sq ft retail development is spread over 6 acres and includes a 4 km long multiplex, serviced apartments, offices and public spaces.

[Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Select_Citywalk]

It is a chic shopping center in Delhi, where people come together to bond, enjoy and shop! This place is suitable for shopping, dinning or simply to catch up with friends and family over a cup of coffee! . This mall offer from a broad selection of brands, restaurants and entertainment choices including a leading cinerma, fitness club, international beauty experts, electronics and much much more. [for detail log www.selectcitywalk.com/]

Morning View Near Metro Station

My alarm rang at 4:55am, I don't know when I stopped and sleep again. Suddenly I woke up at

5:25am, I thought to sleep again but today I want to ride as I did not ride last weekend also due to my daughter's health issues. I got fresh and became ready with all essentials at 5:50am. I thought I should drop my plan as I was late and day will become hotter at the time of return.

Select Citywalk

Select citywalk mall is around 23km away from my house (Gurgaon) and It will take nearly 1 and half hour to reach there by seeing this I require 3 hours for up and down and at least 30 mins for my friend. By seeing this I thought to drop the plan because day will become hotter after 9am.

With Friend @ Mall

I started my ride, this time air was pleasant and sun was not cursing. I was enjoying my ride after a long week break. I started to ride on my full speed to reach Select citywalk at around 7:00am so that return will not be painful. I wanted to stop for a drink break but I stopped at Qutub Minar only so that I can call also to my friend. I called him, I had a thought that  he must be sleeping but I became surprise that he picked up my phone just after few rings and he was doing jogging.

After reaching at IIT, I went towards Malviya Nagar from there I had no idea about the mall, so I asked to a auto rickshaw and he guided me about my destination. Mall was not very far, within 10 mins I was at mall. I called to friend that where he is? He told me to meet at the gate of mall and he will be there in next 5 mins.

He reached there on time, we were meeting after around 2 years. First time we meet in Pune. He meet me in my last to last company. He was posted for regional team and I was member of Head office team. Time passed and we both changed our company. Last time he came Gurgaon to meet me.

We spend some good time together, remembered some old memories. He took my cycle for a small ride. Took some pics and then I became ready to go home, then he remember that he know some historic place in Malviaya Nagar. He told that It will not take more than 10 mins to reach there and really that place was not far.

Shaikh Yusuf Qattal Tomb

This place was a tomb of "Shaikh Yusuf Qattal". Shaikh Yusuf Qattal was disciple of Qazi Jalalu'd-Din of Lahore. He devotional performed religious works at Satpula, a weir, near Khirki Masjid  and died in CE 1527 (AH 933).

Nearby in the west of the tomb stand a small rubble built mosque of size 12.40m x 5.33m with three arched openings in the east.

Near Tomb

The western wali of the mosque is consisting of a row of six inches are more ornamented than walls.

Tomb

We spent some time over there, took some pics and then decided to go back home. It took around 1:20mins to come back and by this I reached home by 9:30am. I was happy to meet with an old friend in such a healthy way.

Ride Summary

Ride at Select CityWalk

Distance : 36 km

Moving Time : 02:10:15

Avg Speed : 17.3

Calories Burn : 710

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I liked this idea to meet with a friend on morning ride / morning walk. What a healthy meeting was this !!!! Loving it.

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Purana Qila [Old Fort]

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Mangar Village

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