Detroit Rock City
June 13th 2008
Published: October 16th 2008
Published: October 16th 2008
Our annual baseball and arts roadtrip took us to the city of Detroit. I'd been there once for work and didn't care for it too much. But, for the sake of getting another ballpark out of the way, I was willing to give the city another chance. The trip also went through Indianapolis IN, Windsor ON, Lansing MI, South Bend IN and Omaha NE.
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Indianapolis Museum of Art
An enormous collection that we didn't have nearly enough time for. Also, the grounds appeared to be very nice as well
The Rathskeller
A great german place in downtown Indy.
The Rathskeller
The food was fantastic!
The Detroit Institute of Arts
Recently reopened after undergoing a massive renovation project. A really well done musuem.
The Detroit Institute of Arts
Diego Rivera mural
Comerica Park
A great ballpark located right in the heart of downtown
Comerica Park
The Tigers were playing Grace's team, the Dodgers.
Comerica Park
View from the roof of Cheli's Chili Bar. A cool place to hang out before or after the game.
Comerica Park
Grace gets pounced on
Tigers Stadium
Still one of my biggest regrets is not seeing a game here when I had the chance. Last I heard, they were finally tearing this place down
Detroit skyline
We did a quick drive south to Windsor, Canada. They had a nice little art musuem on the shore with a killer view.
Notre Dame
The golden dome
Notre Dame
Touchdown Jesus
Notre Dame
A campus picnic with some friends
South Bend Chocolate Company
Took a tour to see how they made their delicious chocolates
South Bend
This is a man made whitewater river course, the first of its kind in the US. It was entertaining see everyone get wet.
College World Series
On the way home we were able to catch a CWS game in Omaha. Still a great time and can't wait to do it again next year
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