The city is surrounded on 3 sides by mountains. As we approached from the south, we drove up through a widening valley with increasing signs of human habitation. At first, just a house or two, then a few towns & farmland stretching around until we reached the sprawling suburbs with skyscrapers outlined against the mountains ahead.
On the 1st evening we took a strenuous walk into the city. It took longer than expected but the reward was a fabulous meal at the Cafe Oasis - well named - a vegetarian heaven! The following morning, we got up early to go to Kol Ami shul. It's a combined Conservative & Reform shul with about a 1000 members. A Bat Mitzvah was being celebrated that day, which was nice to see & we were made warmly welcome. It girded our loins to face the Mormon onslaught of the afternoon's visit to Temple Square.
And what an onslaught ........... relentless smiling & evangelical enthusiasm all afternoon. We had no hesitation in firmly refusing requests fo our home address but if any of you want advice on how to live a wholesome eternal family life as directed by the current prophet & his apostles, just let us know - we could arrange a home visit for you. We know it would be lovely!!
It was an interesting experience & it is a lovely city - grand architecture & spacious roads. The Mormon church is obviously fantastically wealthy (but we did also come across a lot of homeless people in the streets, particularly around the Catholic Community Centre). One welcome surprise - a bagpiper busking outside the Temple walls, resplendent in kilt. One unwelcome surprise - constant train hooting, day & night.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment