Salt Lake City

Our flight from San Francisco took us via LA. It was a surprisingly easy trip. for the SF - LA leg we were on a large lear-jet style plane. Very nice! We got great views of LA as we were coming in. We circled over the Hollywood sign... so knew we were really there. We decided to stay in this cute little hotel. Built in 1910 it was very comfortable and well fitted out. Also a good central position.

So we popped in here for some reciprocal door knocking. However, the door we chose was of the brewery over the road. Im here to say, contrary to popular belief, you can buy alcohol here. We tried a couple of locally brewed beers and they were delicious. Marks a light Pilsner and mine was a darker ale with hints of pumpkin and spice. I was tempted to go another but figured we should at least see some of this city.

This city has very wide streets and not a particularly intimate feel. It was a very warm afternoon We were told there were only 2 things worth seeing in SLC. The Mormon temple/ tabernacle block and the salt lake itself. Well we made it to the Mormon centre yesterday.

The grounds of the buildings were really lovely.

There were no signs giving the names of the buildings, so Im not so informative here. We chose not to take a guide as it looked like we might have been trapped with them for longer than we wanted to spend there.

This is the main tabernacle. It was the only building not open for viewing. There were curtains on every possible window that you may have been able to see in.

This was such a beautiful tree in the garden. From a distance it looked like an old olive but it wasn't.

This is inside the 'beehive' where the choir sing and give concerts. A guide got up on stage and demonstrated the acoustics of the building. With no microphone she tore paper and then dropped a couple of pins. Amazing clarity in the sound heard from the back of the room!

This morning we head off to Yellowstone and I dont know if we can blog from there. Time will tell. We picked up a Chevy Traverse yesterday. Its huge and its only their standard sized SUV. Hope all are well. Really appreciate your comments. Love to all blog readers! xD&M