It was good to wake up to snow covering everything. Even our hosts were happy to finally see some snow as it so long overdue. It looked like the snow was going to hang around for a while as it was still around zero.

 

Our divinity quotient was going to get an increase today with a visit into downtown Salt Lake City. You have to realise that the Mormons have a huge impact on life in SLC with almost as many temples as there are Starbucks. Both Cindy and Allen had a Mormon influence growing up but they are a long way from being Mormon now – is that lightning striking.

 

We took the Trax in from Draper to downtown which is SLC’s rapid transit set up when the Winter Olympics were held here in 2002. It was lunch time when we made downtown so we went in for a burger at Johnny Rockets (a typical 1950’s burger joint). It wasn’t a bad burger and shake.

 

It was time to take the cool aid as we wandered along South Temple Street where the LDS Temple, Tabernacle, Archive, Museum and Visitor Centres are located. It was soon obvious that the sisters had drunk the coolaid but we had Cindy and Allen to deflect for us. It became apparent that it was safer to stay in our small herd and not stray. It was interesting but I was waning once we hit the second visitor centre.

 

It was still cool as we left the city, returning to Draper on the Trax. There was still plenty of snow when we got home but we were not hanging around as Thursday night is wings night.

 

Buffalo Wild Wings is a sports bar that Allen and Cindy have been going to every Thursday since it opened 4 years ago. The wings were good but the beer was lightweight but that is because only low strength alcohol is allowed in Utah due to the Mormon influence.