http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Michigan/Detroit/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Michigan , Detroit en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:52:51 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:52:51 UTC Well if you're one of the millions who own one of them gasdrinking pistonclinking airpolluting smokebelching fourwheeled buggies from Detroit City then pay attention. I'm about to sing your song son ... Ford ponos ameriske avtomobilske industrije pravi ameriski avto pa ce gre za hitrost Ford Mustand Shelby ali zmogljivost F150 kompaktnost Focus je tu kompakten ali velikost http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Michigan/Detroit/blog-349631.html 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. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Michigan/Detroit/blog-334799.html As most of Tuesday 916 was taken up by driving to Detroit we decided to get tickets to visit the museum for Wednesday September 17. We were surprised and very happy to find that with a Verizon phone the audio tour of the museum was free Apparently they have a deal set up with Verizon to allow customers to dial THF 843 3134834098 for nonVerizon and then enter individual item num http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Michigan/Detroit/blog-327703.html 4th July 2008Yesterday after our trip to Peele point we were all hungry and Amy had spotted Shermans resturant almost next to the Ramada Inn where we where staying. Despite our original misgivings it turned out very well. I managed to get a roast beef dinner with a salad bar starter for 1175 less than six pounds and also had apple crumble and ice cream. The others all manged to find soups a http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Michigan/Detroit/blog-296107.html Well after almost two weeks with my parents I'm on the move again currently in the Detroit airport. My plane to Manila leaves in three hours with one stop in Tokyo. I'm sitting in front of the gate for a flight going to Paris because that's the only place I could find a free outlet. We laptop people fight over them.Across from me are two orangeclad monks eating hamburgers. They'll have fu http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Michigan/Detroit/blog-294617.html So the trip is off to a good start. The airplane sat on the tarmac in Ottawa for 1.5 hours while the crew sorted out a baggage problem. Unfortunately this caused me to miss the connection in Detriot to Tokyo and there were no other flights on other airlines that would get me there today. So my best option was to take the free hotel and dinner. All drinks on the flight as a result were gratis http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Michigan/Detroit/blog-271991.html Two days before the mission team leaves Please subscribe to this blog so you can be notified of our updates We will try to access the internet and write how the mission trip is doing as often as possible but please be patient and keep in mind we will be in a third world country. Pray for us http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Michigan/Detroit/blog-266541.html Another short night. 7 a.m. load in in Detroit about 20 minutes from where wersquore staying. Kyle said he had a surprise for me in the truck I was hoping it was a puppy but it was donuts which was my second choice. Union house but much more like the one Irsquom used to. Comfortable. Good guys. When shows come to Spokane it is often said that we have a lot of women. But thatrsquo http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Michigan/Detroit/blog-266164.html East Lansing was good to us. Union crew was pretty decent know what was going on and eager to help always good. Everything went pretty well. The man who focused the lights was called Jim and I thought he was calling me ldquoSirrdquo all day but turns out he was calling me ldquoSarah.rdquo I didnrsquot figure this out until load out when we said ldquoSarahrdquo while she was http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Michigan/Detroit/blog-265865.html 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 930pm and will arrive in the Gatwick Airport around 1030am on 17 July 2007. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Michigan/Detroit/blog-194792.html 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 backWe drove across the small portion of Ontario that borders a couple of the Great Lakes and exited into Detroit Michigan. We went over the Greenf http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Michigan/Detroit/blog-191735.html After 30 hours of flying and layovers we arrived in Detroit. The last flight a red eye from LA to DTW was the 15th we had taken on our trip and the 1st one where we lost a bag. OK not lost but delayed. Somehow 2 of our bags made our flight and the 3rd decided it wanted to stay on the road a bit longer and hitched a ride to Minneapolis first. It was an amazing trip and I hope that our pictures http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Michigan/Detroit/blog-187254.html Pontiac knows how to party. The World Cup was the excuse they needed. There are people everywhere in downtown Pontiac. Beer stands everywhere. Especially the Bud girl. Long brown hair and wearing a very tight Budweiser dress. A beautiful sight. As close to art as Budweiser could ever come. And the tequila troops. Bottles in their holsters shot glasses in their cartridge belts. A girl recognizes http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Michigan/Detroit/blog-184300.html Midsummer. Swedish tradition suggests a Midsummer pole typical food with potatoes herring and strawberries dance and being together with friends and family. Our group of soccer enthusiasts are in a hotel in a rainy Michigan so no dance and no pole. Not much family or friends but we have each other which is actually not bad at all. Itrsquos gameday so we have to make it an early and some http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Michigan/Detroit/blog-180149.html Woke up to a heavy 85 degrees this morning and had some wonderful coffee at the IPM studios In Perpetual Motion. While the crew gathered themselves Brian worked on an oil leak at a fitting tword the back of the bus. After he was finished we hit the streets looking for Vegoil. I was amazed at the stillness of the city. It is now 97 degrees and also a Sunday so I suppose it shouldn't be a surpris http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Michigan/Detroit/blog-178929.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Michigan/Detroit/blog-178813.html INTRO Here I am starting my preparation for the trip I have been looking forward to for years now. About two months ago I decided to trade in the 85 office job and daily commute for the adventure of a lifetime a solo backpacking trip throughout Mexico and Central America So here I am ready to embark on a trip that many say will change my outlook on life forever Over the course of this solo http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Michigan/Detroit/blog-172022.html In the mall I saw a souvenir shop of Tshirts 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 i http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Michigan/Detroit/blog-147563.html It was a pretty uneventful plane ride to Detroit. Detroit is the most beautiful airport I have ever seen. It had some interesting dynamic art installations in the tunnels between terminals. Everything looked modern and clean. Layover was about 2 hours so we grabbed some Deep Dish pizza and picked up some amenities for the trip at the Duty Free A bottle of Johnnie Walker Black and some Jaeger http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Michigan/Detroit/blog-134770.html .At Greenfield ApartmentToday 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 Green http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Michigan/Detroit/blog-131783.html .We left home at 5pm to get to the NAIA Airport. It was Valentine's Day shall I expect a romantic flight Hehe. Corny. Hey I'm trying to cheer myself up This trip is going to be longer than usual. I will be away from home longer than usual. And my lifestyle well a lot different than usual. This picture you see was taken at DTW Detroit Airport Michigan. That's me still smiling http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Michigan/Detroit/blog-131549.html made two feasts for familyfriends here is katy and i's version of shri lankan food for aaron's bdaybeefsweet potato veggie stir fry with shredded coconut brown rice and rosemary naan.who knew yoga caused sicknessdelusions. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Michigan/Detroit/blog-120430.html Welcome to the Detroit airport. First time ever flying through here. Really nice. Monorail inside the terminal going over our heads every few minutes. Little Caesar's in the food court. Nice last grab of Western food. The plane is a doubledecker so first time for that as well. Hope there aren't any snakes. 14 hours and we'll be in Tokyo. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Michigan/Detroit/blog-104293.html We crossed the Canadian border between Detroit and Windsor over the Ambassador bridge. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Michigan/Detroit/blog-94482.html This weekend we spent in Detroit. We'd heard before that this is one of the world's most bizarre cities in that the whole downtown is more or less evacuated and everyone lives outside and this was also more or less true. We could stay at a dorm at Wayne State university which is perhaps a couple of kilometers from the city centre and here there were some activities but we realised that they a http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Michigan/Detroit/blog-79981.html We are all off to China todayOh my what a very long wayOur bags are all setOur shots we did getI just hope wersquoll know what to say http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Michigan/Detroit/blog-59867.html