Started our day very early today. Up at 4, left the hotel at 5. Caught a flight from Ahmedabad to Lucknow. We had morning tea/lunch on arrival. I do not do well uncaffeinated.
Lucknow seems like a fairly relaxed city, with lots of beautiful new buildings. 2.5 million people.
We spent the afternoon doing a guided tour of a really significant building. The British Residency in Lucknow was besieged in 1857, when this part of India was under the control of the British East India Company.
The Residency was built in about 1760, and became a complete village of over 3000 people. The siege was lifted after 6 months, and the building left in ruins. It is the middle of a beautiful park. The siege and its relief were a turning point in history, as after this the British decided to formally take control of India, and reduce the influence of the Company.
It was so lovely to walk in a green and peaceful place in the middle of all this madness.
Really, really interesting.
On the way back we stopped to eat some street food: famous Lucknow round samosas. Delicious. Also had chai served in pottery cups that are cheaply made and designed to be thrown out.
Back to the hotel for pleasant drinks in the bar (no longer in a dry state) and an early night.
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