Don't
forget the Motor City...
or perhaps you should!
My experiences
I first visited Detroit for the 1999 Aerospace Medicine Conference. It was
May but rather chilly and my first impressions of downtown Detroit were not good. What was not falling down
was being rebuilt, and our
hotel, the Renaissance, was in the latter category. Very considerately the hotel
decided to stop the construction during conference hours so as not to disturb
us. Instead the jack-hammering went on into the wee small hours and was clearly
audible from my room on the 19th floor.
Since then I've been back several times and have discovered Michigan in fall
is a treat to the senses - the sight of the turning leaves, the smells of
decaying vegetation, the taste of fresh apple cider and hot doughnuts, the sound
of kids in the streets gearing up for Halloween.
And unlike Virginia they have a real winter there affording the opportunity
for sledding, throwing cats in the snow and making snow angels.
Come
summer they have a great ball park in which to watch the Detroit Tigers
participate in the Nation's Pastime.
So all in all Michigan is not that bad a place - just avoid downtown Detroit
for a few years.
Links
I will include more content at a later date but until then check out these
links....
