Up in the Air

Day 3 found us on to Detroit. We had reservations at the Marriot in the Renaissance Center which is this huge development downtown right on the Detroit River. We had stayed here last year and loved it. We arrived a bit early but were able to check in right away. This was the view from our room.

We were on the 65th floor. This was higher that the last time because we could look into the windows of  the tower that you see the top of in this last picture. We lazed around for awhile and then decided to take a ride on the People Mover, which is a monorail that goes around the downtown area. Unfortunately, when we got to the depot, it was closed. It seemed the storm had caused damage and they were working to fix it. So, we decided to walk to the Greektown area and find someplace to have dinner and gamble at the casino. We decided on eating at the New Parthenon, a Greek restaurant.

It was a little bit rundown, but was decorated in ancient Greek.

The menu was quite extensive. We decided on the saganaki which is a thick slice of cheese fried in olive oil and then flamed, along with a Greek beer.

They were both good. Next, we shared a Greek salad.

Yummy! Linda had a vegetarian sampler of spinach and feta pie, mousaka-vegetables and grillled eggplant, and pastitsio-macaroni and cheese with pasta shaped like a big straw.

I had lamb with rice in a yummy tomato sauce.

Then we waddled over to the casino. It didn't seem as smoky as the last time which was good. We wandered around looking for Dam Beavers (Linda's favorite game) but no luck. Linda didn't do so good, but I managed to make enough to cover her losses. On our way back, I snapped this picture of our hotel.

Our room was on the level right below the blue ring. You can see the track for the people mover in the foreground-but no people mover in sight :-(
We got back, watched America's Got Talent, and drifted off, lulled by the sight of this beautiful sunset.

Tomorrow, we are really off to another country.