The city where great poets once roamed, and the Nawabs once lived.
Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh is a fascinating place for those interested in history and architecture, not to mention, a haven for gastronomes. Visiting Lucknow, for me, was a dream come true.
Lucknow’s architecture is an amalgamation of modern structures and Mid-Western style of markets and squares. Few of the many popular places of tourist attraction include Bara Imambara, Rumi Darwaza, Ambedkar Memorial Park and Chota Imambara.
When in Lucknow, besides visiting places, one must definitely have the shopping experience, of buying the very famous Chikankari Embroidered material and dresses. Alongside which, one must not miss out on the array of mouthwatering foods Lucknow has to offer, like chole bathure, poori subzi, basket chaat, varieties of kebabs and chaats, most titillating of all being the sweet dish, makkhan malai.
I am glad I could tick everything off my checklist. Right from eating samosa jalebi for breakfast, to walking through the chaos of the streets of Chowk in amazement over the number of stores selling Chikankari, while I was relishing the Makkhan Malai in my hands.
I was a mere tourist left in awe over the aesthetics of the place, and for the fact that somewhere in the city streets great poets once roamed, and the Nawabs once lived. I went around in my world of fantasy wherein Ghazals were playing in the background, or someone, somewhere was performing Kathak. However, it left me wondering what it must be like for those who can call it their home.
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