As anticipated, I was back in Utah last month and this time I got to spend some time in Salt Lake City itself.
The Grand America Hotel is the most prestigious hotel in the state and its interior oozes Old World charm, which is why it is so surprising to learn that the hotel was built in 2001.
It being Sunday, basically all stores in Salt Lake City are closed due to religious reasons and Downtown is dead. Unfortunately this made the homeless population and drug addicts a lot more visible than they have ever been on my previous trips.
On Sundays it is possible to go listen to a free organ recital at the historical Tabernacle, which is said to be one of the acoustically best buildings in the world.
I hadn't previously visited
The Gateway which used to be a popular open-air shopping center but has since morphed into more of an entertainment center. Even it was very quiet on a Sunday afternoon.
Clark Planetarium is a strong recommend, being completely free. The IMAX theater is also very good and I killed some time watching a new James Webb Space Telescope document.
Sundance Film Festival was happening on that week and a cinema megaplex in The Gateway was one of the locations.
Just by luck, I happen to stumble upon
The Friends Experience, which was in town for the last week. Thinking it could be really cool, I paid the high entry price to check it out.
The sets are fun and can make for some funny photos, but overall the experience was still disappointing and not worth the price.
PIVOT!!
This was another work trip, but there was some fun being had as well.
More photos to come as more trips will likely happen.