Slept pretty well. Got up and had breakfast downstairs and got to talking to some people who were visiting from Norway and on their way to Pendleton, Oregon. Was fun and reminded us of our foreign exchange daughter, Helga, from Norway that we had for a year in 2008. Fun times. We filled up the gas tank and headed out at around 9:00 AM. The drive today was to Salt Lake City, Utah – about 350 miles. The weather was cold and cloudy but as we headed South, it got warmer and nicer. The roads were all highway and clear. We stopped only once for gas and a potty stop somewhere in Utah.
We got to the Utah State Capitol, Salt Lake City, at around 2:00 PM. Found free parking right in front of the Visitor’s Center. Salt Lake City is such a beautiful place. The Capitol is huge and perched on the highest hill overlooking the Great Salt Lake Valley. Gorgeous.
We walked part of the grounds before we headed inside. Once inside portions of the rotunda were roped off because a wedding had taken place just before we arrived. We also heard singing and went to explore what that was all about. Sounded so angelic. Turns out there was an a Capella group from the Philippines who were singing. Loved all of their music.
We walked around and went up the four levels. We found the House, the Senate, the Governor’s office, and a bunch of other offices, but the Supreme Court was closed today. We saw statues and murals and granite and marble and all the usual stuff we find at the Capitols. This was a very lovely Capitol to us, very fitting for Utah in that it was so clean and well maintained. Not on our top five list, however.
We left the Capitol building and wandered in the back mall area, just looking. We then went back in and to the basement floor, then up and out the front doors, beautiful.
We then headed for our home for the next two nights – Embassy Suites. We had gotten a certificate for $100.00 off a stay at one of our timeshare presentations. The certificate expires after six months so we wanted to use it. We figure the two nights will end up costing us about $50.00 per night. Not too bad for a two room Embassy Suites.
We got to our home and it’s quite lovely. We’re at the end unit, up high, and we have a pretty spectacular view of the mountains. Around 5:30 PM, we went downstairs for their complimentary drinks and snacks. We ended up getting water and some popcorn with M&M’s. Later on in the evening (I haven’t been feeling well, coughing and wheezing a bit), Michael went out to get us a quick bite at In N Out.