Sunday, August 07, 2005

Day 58 - Detroit, Michigan, USA

Day 58 – 5th August 2005 -5:00 GMT

Had a long lie in and then spent the morning checking e-mail and on the web. We then decided to walk around Detroit centre, now Detroit is a dump. Most of the buildings are derelict or half falling down. The centre is only about 10 blocks or less. We started walking through the theatre district and passed the Detroit Tigers Stadium (Baseball) so Reece and I decided we would buy tickets for tonight’s game. Now in the USA you can buy game tickets very cheaply, tickets started off at $5 a seat and the view for that is still really good. We sat in the front block so paid $25.


Detroit Tigers Stadium Posted by Picasa

We then walked passed the Detroit Lions Stadium (American Football) and walked down to Greektown. (A 100 yard street with Greek restaurants on it).


Greektown Posted by Picasa

Then we walked down to the waterfront on the other side of GM building. General Motors have they headquarters here and it was the release day of their new car. So they had displays and test drives going on.


GM New Cars Posted by Picasa


The New GM Car Posted by Picasa

The Waterfront is actually really nice and you can see over to Canada quite clearly.


Jill by Detroit Waterfront Posted by Picasa

We then got the people mover back to the hotel and whilst Jill and Reece rested I visited the MGM Grand Casino. I played my usual tactics and played Blackjack and slots and walked away with over $100 profit in less than an hour. Reece and I then headed to the ball game, where we had a fantastic view. It was Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Indians. The attendance was 38984 and The Indians won 9 – 6 after they scored 9 points in the 6th Innings. At the end of the game they gave away a brand new GM car and then had a huge fireworks display.


Me at the Detroit Tigers game Posted by Picasa


The Detroit Tigers Posted by Picasa

On the way back to the hotel we passed the spot where Henry Ford made the first motor car.


Birthplace of the Ford Motor Car Posted by Picasa

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