Part 2 = day 2 as our press east continues. Today we got to Salt Lake City — less driving than yesterday and a little more interesting with the Bonneville Salt Flats and the Great Salt Lake to drive by.  Once settled in our hotel we had time to stroll up to Temple Square. Here is the obligatory temple picture plus two of the original Assembly Hall … a charming exterior and interior with an organ that probably sounds great in that space :

We eschewed the pricey downtown eateries and ate at Gracie’s, a funky Pub Gastronomique near our hotel. I sipped my Strawberry Gin Fizz and John enjoyed his Seafood Mac&Cheese while tattooed hipsters vaped in the corner.

Back at the hotel … oh, did I mention there was a Steampunk convention in full force there?

Finally, for the talent portion of our story. The Sheraton offered a spacious room (check out the panorama), with a nicely equipped bath including a roll-in shower  — which, I should mention, is really an invitation to be squirting water all over the bathroom and sopping it up with all the towels they provide.  The generous vanity had a towel bar in the one place you would want free, but nice work overall.

They also cleverly have handicap room doors swing outward, which is convenient for entering the room. But points off for (a) having no handicapped parking on the side where the ramped door closest to our room was, and (b) having no curbcut or ramp up to the sidewalk in front of the generous handicapped parking up front.