Detroit: Reporting on a cold snowy day

Detroit Skyline, and icy Detroit river: Viewed from Windsor, Canada on a cold February afternoon

I was in the automotive capital Detroit, Michigan, USA last weekend. There was Valentine’s day too, and one might wonder what I was doing in Detroit, a city infamous for intolerance, crime, racial segregation and an overall decay since the inevitable collapse of the automobile sector. I don’t know the extent to which any of that is true.

Well I had a lovely time, spending the gloomy snowy weekend eating, drinking, sleeping and getting pampered. Here are some not-so-glamorous pictures of the city.

There are rows of broken, unkept, dilapidated houses, just outside downtown

Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament. (Note the emphasis on ‘Most’, since there are “Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament” in other cities of USA)

Downtown Detroit

Taking down a building right in the heart of the city. There are several abandoned buildings around

Streets in the business district were empty although it was the lunch time

Fist of a champion

The municipal building

I haven’t been posting for a long time for a number of reasons but I assure you that I’m well and back in action. I received several emails and comments asking me if everything was okay – yes it is! Thanks for checking in! I’ll be checking out my reader soon.