Showing posts with label #Detroit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #Detroit. Show all posts

Friday, February 16, 2018

Lunch in Windsor!

On my last day of my weekend getaway in Michigan, my friends woke up early to drop off their friend at the airport.  My train was set to deport at 6pm, so I had plenty of time to hangout.  Since we all went to bed so late, I didn’t hear them leave in the morning at all.  I had some crazy nightmares, too.  I woke up around 10am and could tell they were still sleeping.  I didn’t disturb them.  I jumped in the shower and got ready on my own.  I went downstairs and watched some good old cable (since I don’t have it myself) and waited for them to get up.  They eventually did, and we decided to have head to Windsor for brunch.
Windsor is right across the bridge from downtown Detroit.  We noticed there were a lot of people around and realized the Detroit Auto Show was taking place.  We finally made it to the tunnel to cross over and ended in Windsor.  This was my first time there, but it was pretty dead.  I guess a lot of businesses are closed on Sundays.
We made it to the restaurant and I ordered Pho.  It was delish!!  I couldn’t believe I almost had the whole bowl!  I barely eat my whole plate, but this was good. 
After lunch we went to a market so they could pick up some groceries for home.  My friend’s husband worried that we shouldn’t stay out too long since there’s always traffic at the border.  We decided to head back so we could enjoy downtown Detroit before I left out.
It was nice walking around.  There was some outdoor fest going on and we enjoyed it for a bit.  The drive to the train station wasn’t too bad.  I made a promise to my friend that I will be back in the summer to enjoy Michigan some more.  What a great little getaway!






Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Aquarius Season

Happy Valentine’s Day everybody!!!  I hope everyone gets to enjoy the lovey-dovey experience today.  I love Valentine’s Day even if I’m single.  I told someone they are my Valentine’s this year and he seemed ok with it, so who knows???  Hahahahaha  A girl can only wish…
Around the middle of January I booked a train ticket to Detroit to visit my friend who moved out there a while back.  Her birthday weekend was coming up and I knew she’s been missing her friends here in Chicago.  Unfortunately when I brought up the idea to visit, everyone was busy that weekend.  I decided to go regardless, and she was excited I was coming down.
I don’t remember the last time I took an Amtrak train.  Since I work downtown, I took a half a day off from work and ran over to Union Station.  I arrived to Detroit 30 minutes later than anticipated.  I still don’t understand how that happened.
My friend and her family were excited to see me.  The best part was another friend of hers fly into Detroit from Baltimore.  He was going to arrive around 9pm.
We decided to head downtown and have a birthday cocktail in the meantime.  Detroit has definitely changed since my last visit over a year ago.  More new restaurants and bars have opened up.  I am excited to see what will be next for this city that has so much potential.
We picked up her friend at the airport and headed back to the burbs where my friend lives.  Luckily they picked a wonderful restaurant that was opened late.  We were having a great time catching up. 
That night we stayed up drinking champagne and munching on Sprinkles cupcakes.  One of the girls had picked some up for her birthday, and I brought them along on my trip.  They were delish!







Wednesday, November 30, 2016

A Road Trip to the Motor City!

Part 2 of our weekend getaway in Michigan landed us in Detroit.  It was hard for us not to swing by considering how close it was to Grosse Point.  We went out for brunch and enjoyed our time there before deciding on the last minute.  We had some time to kill, but didn't want to drive out too late once it got dark.  Our friends led us into the city as we watched people tailgate for football Sunday.  We were impressed by the up and coming businesses arriving to the Motor City, and even past by the Chrysler plant along the way.  But the abandoned buildings and lots is what blew our mind.  I've never seen such a vast vacant city in my life.  It felt weird but hopefully in a few years, that won't be the case. 
We ended up in downtown Detroit and decided to stop by a café to load up on caffeine before driving back to Chicago.  We miss our friend very much and this trip assured us she'll be fine in Michigan with her new family.  Next time we promised to explore more of the neighboring towns surrounding  Grosse Point!



Big beautiful empty houses surround Detroit...

Some of the neighborhoods hardly have anyone living in them...

Downtown Detroit

Fox Theater



Transcending sculpture



GM Headquarters

The Fist of Detroit