Local Tourist: A Day in the D

The Local Tourist and his lovely wife spent the day bumming around downtown Detroit.  After a stop at the RenCen, we enjoyed a leisurely stroll on the award-winning Detroit Riverwalk.  We went as far as Milliken State Park and Harbor and then returned to the RenCen.  From there, we walked to Campus Martius Park.  On the way, we saw Mariner's Church (made famous by Gordon Lightfoot's "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"), the Joe Louis Fist, and the Spirit of Detroit statue.  At Campus Martius Park, we expected to see the countdown clock for the NFL Draft in Detroit.  Despite online articles saying it was there, we never found it.

We returned to our car and drove down to Mexicantown for lunch/supper at Mi Pueblo, and enjoyed some fancy margaritas with our chimichanga dinners.

It was a great day in the D, even though Laura's foot flared up and needed to be iced.

Mariner's Church

The Spirit of Detroit

Wayne County Courthouse

The Renaissance Center, home of GM Headquarters; ironically, built by the Fords.

Local Tourist -- Detroit (Guardian Building, etc...)

What else is there to do on a cold, snowy, January day in Detroit except walk around the downtown?

With Laura and Peter having off of school for Martin Luther King Day, we made use of the day to see more of Detroit that we had not seen before.  That included stops at the Renaissance Center (we had toured the Ren Cen before), the Guardian Building, riding the People Mover, and eating at Greektown. 

While summer would have made the walk a warmer, I can't say it was not enjoyable.  Walking back to the Ren Cen in the wind got a bit chilly, but it's January.  What else should we expect?

Here are some photos.

Wintergarten in the Ren Cen.  Palm trees in the atrium; snow on the rooftop.

The Spirit of Detroit.

One of four Tiffany clocks  in the world

Relaxing at the shoe shine stand.

Lunch at the New Parthenon restaurant.

Digital aquarium at the GM Center in the Ren Cen.