December 11, 2004
No news
We're still in Utah, waiting for the baby to be born. The birth that seemed so immenent a week ago when we flew out here now seems somewhat less so, although it could still happen any day. Or in another week. Or so.
Meanwhile, we are poking around Salt Lake City, trying to find things to do while waiting. The weather's been cold until yesterday, so we tried to drive out to the Salt Lake today. Unfortunately, the smog was horrific -- we couldn't see anything. We think maybe the giant smokestack on the other side of the freeway might have had something to do with the smog, but, hey, you never know.
Things we have found:
- Ruth's Diner -- a little outside of town, with a delicious brunch. Yummy :)
- Cocoa Cafe, which, according to the hippie magazine Meredith found, has the best hot chocolate in Salt Lake City. Meredith concurs.
- Squatters brew pub. Good beer, good food. Also, Utah has the strangest alcohol laws of any place I have ever been. You can't buy normal beer in grocery stores -- only alcohol-reduced beer. As I recall when I tried this years ago on a previous trip, it tastes like what you might get if you took normal beer, boiled it to reduce the alcohol, then refrigerated it again. Yecch.
- The Christmas lights at the Mormon temple downtown.
Waiting sucks.
Posted by Mike at December 11, 2004 04:24 PM