SLC Day 4

I skipped the tour to Park City and the Olympic area on Tuesday.  Instead, I went running to and around Liberty Park.  Then I explored the City Creek area, as well as walked to the Gateway mall area (also an open design mall).  I went in to the planetarium, but it was a little over stimulating for me.

 do you see the workers cleaning the windows???

 When I returned to the hotel, I spent some time at the pool.

When Don finished his meetings, we went back to the University of Utah.  Their football  stadium is where the opening ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics were held.

 This is the cauldron that was lit during the ceremonies

 We finished our evening eating at The Garden on the 10th floor of the Joseph Smith Memorial building.  Below is the view we had from our table.

my Garmin registered just over 27,000 steps for the day.

I may have told Don 2-3 times a day that I could live in Salt Lake City.

SLC day 3

While Don had meetings all day, I went on a tour of Temple Square.  The buildings and gardens are just beautiful.  The history is so interesting. 

 This tall building is the Joseph Smith Memorial building.  There is a restaurant on the 10th floor.  Don and I ate there 18 years ago, and we at there again on our last night this trip.

 The Temple.  It took 40 years to build.

 This is where the Mormon Tabernacle Choir performs.  We could have attending a performance on Day 2, but it would have been rushed getting ready in time after the 5k run.  

 

 This is the geneology library.  We could search our relatives, and I learned my kids are quite Canadian.  

 The gardens at Temple Square are something to see!  

 This is a reflection pond.  

Across the street from Temple square is a shopping district called City Creek.  A creek actually runs through it.  It's an open air design.  The Mormon Church owns and developed it.

Following our tour of Temple Square, we went to tour the capital.  I left the group at this point since I already had the tour, and walked around the Capital Mall instead.

Monday evening, we were bussed to the Natural History Museum on the University of Utah campus.  The food was good, but Don and I just aren't fancy people, and it was super fancy ish.