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Detroit Slideshow
Detroit
Travel Blogs from Detroit, United States
Baking & buying
Wednesday 7th December We spent the morning having a practice run for our Christmas offerings of mince pies and sausage rolls. Unfortunately neither went exactly to plan as the pastry was really crumbly, but they still tasted good. Hopefully they will be ...
The night before Scotland...
...Grandma Dorothy and I leave for our ten day trip to Scotland tomorrow! We're both very excited and hope to update you as often as possible about our adventures! ...
Port of Entry, Detroit
Back in the USA. Got through immigration and customs quick. Had lunch and a few cigarettes at the FOX Sports Bar in the airport. I walked around the shops and got some See's Chocolates for Bernie and picked up a copy of Golf ...
Detroit rock city
... stuff, plus Chris and Liz's stuff in the trunk -- not a small feat. That afternoon, we drove to downtown Detroit to see Hitsville, USA -- the original studio where Motown began. We learned about Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and ...
Detroit
... the Box Tops! Totally unimpressive, but we seem to be making an impression on everyone here so far -- the question of the day: "Why Detroit?!?!" More to come! Enjoy the pics at the link below. We'll try to get video up soon as well...there are some ...
On our way!
After an early start to O'Hare and some patient navigation through the luggage lines, we have arrived...in Detroit. Last minute preparations were made more exciting when the power went out last night. We all feel a lot better now that we are underway. Not ...
Ready or not.....here we go!!
I think the term surreal is incredibly overused; however, it's the only word that I can think of that really applies to the way we both feel. Packing was definitely a collaborative effort and probably a great idea. In the end, I left some things out and ...
Flight to Las Vegas
... waiting to get deiced. Finally we are airborne - and have a nice flight to Las Vegas. 25 degrees and snowing when we left Detroit Metro Airport, and 65 degrees, clear skies, and very sunny when we arrive at McCarran Airport, Las Vegas. ...
Departure from Detroit
... everyone, we decided to start this blog to keep in touch with friends and family while we're away. Today we depart from Detroit to start our month long trip to Southeast Asia. We fly through Tokyo on our way to Bangkok, Thailand. ...
Pearl Jam
... For those die-hard Pearl Jam friends I have, here is the set list: 2006-05-22 Auburn Hills MI Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, USA Set 1 Long Road, Corduroy, World Wide Suicide, Severed Hand, Animal, Marker In The Sand, In Hiding, Even Flow, I ...
Jan 28, 2010
another mad road trip!
... . We have the business card of a pastor half way across and so call in on him for lunch which proves good fun. Really nice couple and they've got one incredible youthwork set up! Then we head to Detroit and discover the 'secret America' - the ...
Detroit
Managed to get seats together on the Detroit train. We arrived mid afternoon, and caught the bus into downtown Detroit. Found the Ramada Inn, which used to be a palatial inner-city motel in a thriving town. Still a well-equipped suite, but the motel is ...
Let's go Pistons!
... choir singing the beat to Eminem's 8 mile with Eminem's verses played over the top, a video on the big screen of the Detroit area, some bits good, some bits pretty rough showing loads of homeless people and rundown areas and they had flames going off ...
July fourth weekend: James' first trip to the US!
... reading and cereal eating, James, Brendan, Marsha and the three Canadian uncles (Christopher, Mark and Brian) headed off to a Detroit Tigers baseball game! We crossed the border with no problem, and it was the first time that James saw the ...
To Detroit
... at this point!) and our friend's advise as to what was the best way to get to Scotland. My mom drove me to Detroit (a 3 hour journey) to catch my flight to Boston then on to Glasgow (not a route that NWA uses anymore) where my friend would meet ...
Airport Loungin'
... $7 per day...yikes! I guess I wll deal with it when I get back. Anyway, since I left early I have the 7 hour layover in Detroit, so I ponied up for the airport lounge. Kinda not worth it. I think I will see if I can round up a free ...
Great Lakes- Shop til you Drop!
The city did not look any different than the one I'm from so I had a hard time remembering I was out of my mainland. However, two things were different. 1) If you are going to go shopping then I suggest The Great Lakes Mall. ...
Day1 - Flight to London
My brother and I leaving from Detroit Metro Airport. Matt was located at a different terminal. At this moment, we thought everything was going to work out smoothly, but our poor friend was delayed in Chicago overnight. ...
Walk around Detroit
Couldn't sleep and since the hotel did not provide breakfast, I took a stroll around Detroit and took some pictures. Since it was Sunday morning, no one, I mean no one was out. In the 2 hours I was walking around I saw maybe 3 people until I went to ...
Farwell Europe, until next time!
Day Six: March 29th Our trip was coming to an end, but we still had time for a few more last minute things. We got up early and charged ourselves with the "Full British Breakfast", which hard to find and slightly better than the "Full Irish ...