Lucknow - Ayodhya - Varanasi - Mirzapur - Prayagraj
Consecutive North India Trip for Dec Vacation – 2025 A long due family vacation with the in-laws was pending and what better it could be, if it is not a spiritual place. So, we picked Ayodhya/Varanasi as the main destination which can cover temples, shopping and mouth-watering street food. Being from South India, Kashi is always considered sacred and a must-visit for middle-class and above families who can afford post-death rituals for parents/grandparents. Similarly, I visited in 2006 (19 years back) when both my head and association with parents were strong. It is another 19 years later — 2025 (might be a good coincidence) — that I get to travel with my pseudo parents and family (in-laws). With no expectations and calmness in mind, I get to start the trip. As our family contains elderly and infants, my eagerness to visit every famous and historically significant place can’t be entertained, so I had planned for a comfy trip. Sudden acute pain before we started created conf...