Jenny's Australian birthday

Jenny can have two birthdays too - and a breakfast out. Eggs in the City this time, another popular spot and another delicious breakfast. None of these breakfasts has been very early - more like brunch really. 

Next stop was Temple Square where the Mormon Temple, the Tabernacle and Assembly Hall are set in beautiful gardens. Non-Mormons are not allowed in the Temple, and Mormons have to earn the right as was explained to us by Sister Chu, a young girl from Taiwan, who was on duty to talk to tourists. 

Below is the Temple:

And above is the Tabernacle. As you can see it is round with amazing acoustics. 

The Tabernacle is of course where the famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir performs but only on Sundays. However there is an organ recital daily at 12 noon which Jenny knew and in we went. It was fantastic! LOVED IT!

The largest pipes on the organ are made from pine (another of Rory's bits of local knowledge and of interest to David).

The organist demonstrated the acoustics by dropping 3 pins and a nail - all heard perfectly - then launched into a half hour recital. There was some Mormon music, some Bach, a piece where he seemed to tap dance on the pedals and a rousing finale of Ride of the Valkyries which was thrilling! The lights behind the organ change with the music. Wonderful - wish I could go again.