After the evening of the first day of the conference we were invited to the home of a family where we spent the night. They had one of the most beautiful homes I’ve ever been in, with stylish furniture, decorations from all over the world, and most importantly many, many books. We had a very nice time visiting them, and relaxing in their home. The next day, they were kind enough to make us a wonderful breakfast.
That evening, the evening of the second day of the conference, they took us out to a nice restaurant in the Islamic section of the town. I had tandoori chicken and nan bread with rice pudding for desert. One thing I like about India is how unapologetically religious people are – something you don’t get very often in North America. The picture behind us was of the Kaaba (Islamic place of pilgrimage) and the menu had the opening line of the Qur’an in it.
After this wonderful dinner we returned to our hosts' home for a few hours until about 10:00 when we left to catch our train back to Lucknow. I’m sure you’ve all had enough train description, so I’ll just finish by saying that we got back to Lucknow feeling very tired and despite the fact that it had generally been a good trip, we fell into our house with the grateful sighs that are the privilege of every traveller.
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