Salt Lake City... at last!

The Sunday Morning Broadcast of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Mountains, mountains, everywhere!!

The Temple in Temple Square

Matt inside the Tabernacle

Me in front of a restored Pioneer cabin

Wow! A week and a bit can fly right by. I just have to post these pics of our time in Salt Lake City. It already feels like a dream... all that lovely scenery fading into the cobwebby corners of my overworked brain.

We only got to spend a few days there, and we chose to skip renting a car (I could devote a whole post to my crappy luck with rental cars including the time one was stolen from in front of the house I stayed in, lets just leave it at "Nia should not rent cars")

So, car-less, we could not have been to a better city! There is a rail system that runs all through downtown that costs NOTHING as long as you stay in the free-fare zone, and as a tourist on a quick trip, I never needed to leave the free fare zone. Everything I saw was lovely. Temple Square is very beautiful, right down to the last flower and every time you look up there are glorious mountains all around.

I was a bit worried that there would be a ton of stuff I wasn't allowed to do since I am not Mormon and I wasn't sure how much access we would be granted.

Other than the actual temple, there was nothing I could not go into. The Tabernacle (including the live broadcast I got to attend of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir), the genealogical research facilities, the historical buildings, and the history museum were not just welcoming but all came with volunteers who were just waiting to give you a personal tour with loads of interesting details.

I also have to recommend having a friend who grew up in SLC who is willing to go above an beyond to spoil you during your stay. The parent's of one of my fabulous students grew up in Utah. Angela knew I was going to SLC and sent me e-mails and phone messages with cool tips of how to best enjoy the city. She also got her sister to drop us a goody bag at out hotel including lots of yummy chocolate and a gift certificate to her favorite Mexican joint... she wanted this east coast girl to get a little west coast flavor in Mexican food, and I have to say, my dinners out for Mexican will never be the same again.

This was the greatest trip and Matt and I had a blast. We missed the kids, but were also pretty sure that since they are still more into "action vacations" that it would only have worked for them if we headed up towards Park City, and we were pretty committed to going car free.

All in all, I have to say that I love Utah! I would definitely go back again :)