happy holidays!

A very happy holidays to you all!  Check out the Detroit and Texas updates below.  Final bloggings from Toronto and New York,  coming soon!

dee-lightful, dee-troit

From San Antonio in Texas I took the 1555 mile bus trip to Detroit, and I was lucky enough to be staying with former croydonian Keith, his wife Corina and daughter.  I am again, very grateful!

Much like Texas my negative pre-conceptions about Detroit were false, and it turned out to be an awesome place.

and rather stunning.

a mailbox replica of a house, with working lights....

where Argentina trained in 1994

from the movie Grosse Point Blank

From the end of the movie Gran Turino

the worlds biggest christmas store

and christmas trees...

that fly off when you go round corners.

at the Red wings NHL, a 7-1 victory

Sunday is football day in America. Had an awesome time going to see the Detroit Lions get a narrow win.

a pimped ride

quick bar stop

owned by kid rock

its rather cold here, so its an indoor stadium

a boy named Suh

We also went to the Holocaust Memorial museum.  An amazing tribute, detailing a despicable act.

deep in the heart of texas

After my two week stay in Orlando, I was back aboard the Greyhound and off to Houston, Texas.

the worlds coolest gas station

In Houston a  former work mate of my dads;  Don and his wife Marianne, were awesome enough to accommodate me for a few nights and show me the sights, movie theaters, the local wildlife and Texas from the air. I am very grateful!  Texas is an amazing place, nothing like the lazy stereotypes of it suggest.  It is also home to some of the best food on earth.

ready for take off...

  From Houston I took the Greyhound to San Antonio, home of the Alamo and a very nice river walk.

 This sign refers to "the" Phil Collins.  Unsatisfied by the actual Alamo Museum, he purchased a diorama (model) of it on ebay, recorded a narration and donated it to a book store next door.  Unfortunately you can't take pictures of it.

part of the actual Alamo.

Alamo memorial