Between a lake and a mountain

Salt Lake City....is quite literally squeezed between the Great Salt Lake and a mountain range.

It's quite  hot and dry, which was a welcome change from the humidity we have. Although SLC is hot and dry there doesn't seem to be any type of water shortage/restrictions as everything is green and lush.  It certainly was nice to have shady trees that you could temporarily escape from the midday sun.

View West

View East

The gorgeous buildings around Temple Square are a credit to the pioneers who had a vision and to the craftsmen that executed the vision.

From the old buildings to the newly constructed ones, the attention to detail is astounding.

My most favourite detail was in the Joseph Smith building, it had this amazing lead light ceiling with a stunning chandelier hanging from the centre of it.  

We toured the 2 visitor centres, the tabernacle and had a wonderful tour guide that took us through the conference centre.

Across the road from Temple Square is a fantastic shopping strip, it's fairly new.  It expands over 3 blocks and is pretty much all enclosed.  I guess it's like Burnside Village but with a couple of department stores at either end.  We enjoyed looking at the numerous water features and Ro unexpectedly saw one of the water fountains from within it!!

It's fun to see a place that you've heard about your whole life.  It certainly lived up to all expectations.