Back From Detroit

My job sent two of us to Detroit for a few days and we were lucky enough to be able to explore quite a bit in walking distance. This was my first time going there and we had a great time. We were put up in the Marriot which is the next tower over from the GM tower. 72 floors of hotel rooms, conference rooms, ballrooms, restaurants, and shops kept us trying hard to not get lost (which happened a few times). At the bottom of these towers there's even a Chevy car dealership sporting all of the new cars. Here's some pictures of the area:

From my hotel window on the 12th floor:

From the ground floor looking up at one of the towers:

Canada: (I forgot that Detroit was so close to Canada. Too bad we forgot to bring our passports.)

An old church: (They had several from different denominations that were built in the 1800's.)

Why were we sent to Detroit? To scout out the competition for the Red Soxs:

Actually, part of our job is to support the U.S. Secret Service. VP Biden was in Detroit for a conference about renewable energy cars so we were tasked to help out with his security. They did send us up there a day early so we were able to sightsee and take in a baseball game. There were so many small deli's and restaurants it was hard to choose where to eat each meal. I would defiantly have to work out harder there. Alas, we had to go home and back to the office. There's some great history in that old city and it was fun to experience some of it.