Bird’s eye view: A travel of 280 km, almost in a straight line, on the much-touted Purvanchal Expressway, was a satisfying experience. It almost gave me the feeling that we were riding on a Gulf expressway again. Naturally, the travel did not take long. We left at 8.30 am and reached our hotel at 12.15 pm, a bit shy of 4 hours. Perhaps because we had cribbed so much about the heat yesterday, we woke up to an overcast sky, which remained so till we were 15 mins from reaching. The gods are kind. Leaving Lucknow (8.15 am): However late we try to wake up, stretching it beyond 6.00 am is tough for us. The sun was up earlier, for one, since we were moving east, and Panna was missing out on the sunset picture. Since it is a shorter drive, and since Purvanchal might offer limited breakfast options, we decided to have breakfast in the hotel and leave. Panna had a stock of fruits and I decided to go for a choice of egg, that included toast as well, if we surrendered the h...