DAY 16-17: Off to Salt Lake City

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So yesterday I travelled by Greyhound from Las Vegas to Salt Lake City. Once again the Greyhound station was terrible. I don't know if these Greyhound employees attend a rudeness school or something but they are definitely great at it! The drivers on the other hand are courteous, friendly and helpful. The busses themselves are great too. It is just the stations that are chaotic and terrible.


The drive was long (8 hours which included an hour long lunch break) but uneventful, which is always good. I was very surprised by how drastically the landscape changed. One moment we were in Nevada, it was flat and very dry. Then I looked up from reading and we were driving through a gorge with sheer, red cliffs going up on both sides of the bus. And when we came out of that, it became mountainous and much greener. As we got closer to Salt Lake City, there was still some snow left on the peaks. It is quite hot though...



Walking from the Greyhound station to my accommodation a police car pulled up and the friendly "Donny Osmond lookalike" policeman asked if I was ok or if I needed help. Might be his cousin.... given where I am.

Well, SLC is a pleasant surprise after the crazy of Las Vegas. It is a very clean city with wide streets and trees everywhere. Gardens are looked after and I only saw 3 homeless people loitering around the city centre. And people seem to be very friendly. Well everyone I spoke to. That is, other than the people at the Econo Lodge where I had booked in.... but let me not get into that. Let me only talk about good, happy things.






This morning I took the metro from my accommodation into the city centre - real easy to navigate - and visited the Temple Square. This is the Mormon Temple. Beautiful buildings. Beautiful gardens.









This afternoon I did laundry. Had to go to the Wells Fargo Bank across the street to get quarters for the washer and dryer.... and there I was served by a New Zealand gal from Auckland! What a small world it is.
Tomorrow I'm booked on a bus tour. Yellowstone Park, Mount Rushmore and a few other interesting places. Looking forward to it.


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