we will be away

I will be accomanying Agnes to Salt Lake City next week. we will be leaving on saturday. and will only return the following sunday.



SLC is most famous for being the global head quarters of the Church of Christ of The Latter-Day Saints or Mormons, as they are commonly known. This can be considered a bad thing, but to me it is good. it means to me free entry to attractions and guided tours! the downside of all these 'freebies' are that your gracious host will inevitably try to convert you to join them.

at the heart of SLC, is Temple Square. This is probably the most popular place to visit for tourists and the faithful. it is an expansive area with numerous buildings all related to Mormons and their history. This is like the Disneyland of Mormon-ism.

Here you will find the mormon HQ, Salt Lake Temple.



The world reknown Mormon Tabernacle Choir at the Salt Lake tabernacle, which is an engineering marvel in its own right.





Assembly hall

one of the more ornate buildings in the square

There are also loads of other smaller sights to see in temple square
site: http://www.visittemplesquare.com/

the 2 visitor centres there are also a good starting point for tourists looking to visit the various places in Utah.

also in SLC is the State Capitol which is like a smaller version of the one in Washington DC.



as well as Temple Square, utah is reknown for it's excellent ski slopes and national parks.







it remains to be seen if we have the time to visit the ski slopes or parks.

Then there is the Great Salt Lake, from which the city gets it's name.

and the various Mormon settlements and sites all around Utah.