Blogs from Detroit, Michigan, United States, North America - page 10

Whew! If we thought getting into Cnada was an adventure, coming home to the US was worse!!! After being harassed a bit byt the customs official, though, we made it back into our home country. Funny that you can leave so easily, but you can't come back! We drove across the small portion of Ontario that borders a couple of the Great Lakes and exited into Detroit, Michigan. We went over the Greenfield Village to check it out while we were there. It's a village (as well as a museum and factory) built by Henry Ford. He collected building and brought them to this village from all over the world, stating that he wanted to create a place that was trapped in time, capturing the inspriring work and minds of the people and inventions in his ... read more

Day 1: I'm here at the Detroit Airport, waiting for departure. I'm excited for the month plus long trip I have ahead of me! The flight is at 9:30pm and will arrive in the Gatwick Airport around 10:30am on 17 July 2007.... read more

day 2Christoph Hall Word of the day: Pannis Beverage of the Eve: Rolling Rock *Chicago* After the show last night we at a friend of Martins house (Pat). Parking was difficult so Brian and I stayed in the bus and the others slept in Pat's apartment. We slept for about 5 hours and went to breakfast (Denver omelet and pancakes) at the Hollywood Cafe before making a halfhearted attempt to find more oil. The pressure is holding at a pretty steady 60 psi (perfect) and there is a bit of oil still in the tank so we should get quite a few more miles out of it. I didn't see diesel prices in Chicago but I did see gas for $3.89 so the farther we can get the better. We were able to by-pass the interstate ... read more

In the mall, I saw a souvenir shop of T-shirts that had these on: "Be good to me. I have friends in Detroit." "I'm tough. I vacationed in Detroit." These struck me. What's with Detroit? ... ummm, aside from the fact that Eminem is a Detroit native. Well, a city of angst? Stevie Wonder also came from Detroit, but he's classy. Detroit must be a city full of variety and history. So here goes my impression of Downtown Detroit, plus a thrilling experience while walking downtown. Read on. GM Renaissance Center The General Motors Renaissance Center (also known as RenCen) is the most prominent structure along Jefferson Avenue downtown. It is always the cityscape backdrop in the news especially on the Fox Weather Report that I tune into every morning. I mentioned before that my ... read more

. At Greenfield Apartment Today will be my first day in the office. As soon as I got myself dressed, I ran to the apartment's courtyard and took pictures of me and our apartment here. Snow has piled up for a few inches already and my boots were sinking deep into the ice. Still, it's a good thing the snowstorm happened a day before we arrived. Yes, it was Valentine's Day. Current Location: Greenfield Road, Oak Park, MI Current Temperature: 10F Okay, okay I myself need to convert that to Celsius... that's -12C -- Cold!!! I felt terrible. I know I should not feel this bad, I've had worse in Toronto. Anyhow, I still took snaps of frozen items around me. Thanks to my "new" Canon Ixy. Time Check: 07:42am EST We need to walk to ... read more