Dateline 28 Nov
Got up at a half past 1. Went about the initial steps of shaving, connecting up the mobiles for charging and preparing tea. Lekha was up at 2; we went through our chores and were ready by 3. Went down to the reception, paid up my tea bills.
We caught an auto, the driver was Kanchan Kumar who was informative and talkative. Reached Varanasi Cantonment and when we didn't see the rest of the crowd sensed something amiss and realised that we'd to go to platform 7 of Banaras railway station. So we got into another autorickshaw and reached the correct spot. We left for Prayag by a half past 7 and reached the destination by 12.
After disembarking from the train, we went by bus to the bathing ghat from where we got a boat into which our family group and three other members alighted. We spent an hour plus at the famous 'Thriveni Sangamam' where we fed the birds, prayed and did the holy dip by sprinkling the waters of the Ganga, Jamuna and Saraswati onto us. We also filled up three bottles of the sacred waters for taking home.
Were back in the train by a half past 3, had lunch and finally shaped our course, that was home bound.
It has been an enjoyable, adventurous and enlightening journey!
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