Gardner Village

This Wednesday I went with a friend and her daughter for a girls' day out! We ventured to Gardner's Village in Salt Lake. We walked around enjoying the boutique shops and Halloween decorations. The Village is a collection of little houses and buildings that are centered around the historic Gardner Mill. The Mill has been converted to a restaurant where we enjoyed a soup and salad lunch. The old cement silo was even used for dining areas!

















After lunch we walked around on the paths and went in several stores. Each store was very unique and filled with beautiful products. Some of the most memorable ones were a shoe store, quilt shop, candy and chocolate shop, cooking store, and one even specialized in selling lace! We took a break at the Protea Cottage where they have tea parties and serve all types of warm drinks! I ordered a Caramel Apple Cider which was so tasty as we continued walking! A lot of the things were probably overpriced but I spotted some good deals that may be worth a return trip! The shoe store in particular had some really unique and stylish shoes for pretty good prices! However, in the cooking store I couldn't resist a good deal on some Vanilla-Hazelnut flavoring syrup that I will use as a special treat in steamers and cocoa for the coming winter! It really was a great day and a fun outing just for the girls!