In Detroit

I am in Detroit for a few days. No sightseeing. Only work.

Recommendations: Stay out of Greektown if you want good food. Go there if you want Greek food that is so-so. We ate at Hellas and at the Monroe Grill. There are probably another 15 restaurants on this two block strip.

Downtown construction. There is construction activity everywhere downtown, but it is impossible to say what is being built or accomplished. They say it is in anticipation of the superbowl. That seems pretty weird.

Signs: On various downtown streets, there are new signs that make their point, but don't get an A for spelling: "No busses".

And on one downtown building there is a big sign that says: "May is Water Drinking Month in Detroit".

Detroit is clearly a hockey town: so much so that everyone is so busy rooting for the Red Wings that they don't know the season was canceled.

There appears to be three casinos downtown; they are all called Greektown Casino. I am told they are separately owned. You can park for free in their garages, just by going in and getting your ticket stamped. Across the street, at our hotel, parking is $15.

Most of the downtown streets are one way, and designed so that, in fact, often you really can't get there from here.

There are a couple of nice new buildings, and a lot of nice new parking lots downtown.

That is what I have learned, so far, by spending 28 hours in downtown Detroit.