Travelog post for: Lilla

Tonight we went out and celebrated my arrival! We went downtown in Detroit to an area called "Greektown" there were lots of Greek restaurants, shops, and bakeries, and also Greektown Casino and hotel!  There are three casinos downtown, but so far I've only been to Greektown!  Pegasus is an amazing Greek restaurant my host wouldn't stop talking about!!  She said they have the best Greek food in Michigan. 

After walking around the casino and loosing a dollar in the slot machines we had dinner in the international buffet.  They offered foods from all over the world! They had Indian food, Thai food, Chinese Food, Greek Food, German Food, French Food, which included pizza, pasta, gyros, sandwiches, omelets and more! It was so delicious!!! I had a yummy Greek gyro!! It was so good! Since my host is a vegetarian, I had it without meat to see what it'd be like!

After dinner we walked around a bit in Greektown and took photos!! We didn't have dessert at the buffet because I was told there was an amazing bakery called "Astoria" and that we would go there instead! And I am SOOOO happy we did!!! They had so many things!!! Cupcakes, brownies, cookies, pies, cakes, ice cream, mousse and so much more!! It was sooo hard to make a decision, but I decided on a pretzel stick with white chocolate and sprinkles!!! I was so good and it was taller than me!!!

After dessert we walked around a bit more and I got to see the GM building (The General Motors Building).  My host says it's the world headquarters for the company General Motors who manufactures automobiles.  She said Detroit is known as the Motor City (along with many other nicknames) and is know for the automobile industry and the big 3 (GM, Chrysler, and Ford).  She said that all three are auto manufacturers and provided many jobs and a huge foundation for Detroiters.  General Motors was founded by Henry Ford who invented the first automobile with a combustible engine.  General Motors was known for its achievements in making America's first affordable car which was called "the Model-T".  My host talked for about an hour or many (so it seemed) about the big 3, Henry Ford, and Detroit.  She obviously loves her city, knows a lot of history and studies it!

We also got to see the People Mover which goes around downtown Detroit in a loop.  It makes it easier to get to place to place without having to walk.  It was so cool.  We didn't have time to go on it, but my host says next time we come downtown we can!

Well mom, that's all for now!! miss you! I'll be updating soon!