Senator Schumer Salutes the Irish

St Patrick's Day Parade, Buffalo

Dancing Girls St Patrick's Day Parade, Buffalo

The danced hard enough to shake the lorry trailer up and down.

Pistachio Cake at Caramici's Bakery, Buffalo

The pistachio cake was very good. This place gets a thumbs up on Yelp and is worth a visit.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/caramicis-bakery-buffalo?osq=cake

Niagara Falls Freezing Onlooker

Later in the evening tourism and crowds at Niagara Falls are reduced. Only the hardy hang out at ice covered railings to observe the spectacle. 

Niagara Falls By Night

American Cinema Experience

The best way to experience a film in a US cinema is in the fully reclined position. If your "luxury recliner" seats are not super squishy and electrically actuated you should ask for your money back.

Hull Stone, Buffalo

The Hull family did not move to Buffalo to "get away from the weather" associated with the North Sea and found the first year quite challenging. The family then became famous for their meat pie shop which no longer exists. In more recent times the Hull Stone has been rumored to bestow luck upon anyone who lays a hand on it and repeats out loud the phrase "Hull is actually quite a nice place" three times. This rumor is so strong that on occasions a polite queue of luck seekers forms.

Elks Rest, Buffalo

A statue nearby commemorates all the deer involved in car accidents.

Millard Fillmore Memorial, Buffalo

Millard Fillmore was the 13th president of the USA.

Father of Greenville, SC

I will recover the country or die in the attempt.
Greenville is named after a famous General Greene who enjoyed success in battle.

Waterfall, Greenville, SC

Waterside View, Greenville, SC

The Father of the Poinsettia Plant, Greenville, SC

Il Porcellino, Greenville, SC

A dripping snouted bronze boar.
Thanks to the magic of bronze the dripping snout water tastes like nectar.

Streetscenes, Greenville, South Carolina

Inside The Detroiter

Bright Sky in Downtown Detroit

Rowland Cafe, Detroit

http://www.therowlandcafe.com/

Larned Street, Detroit

Playhouse, Edsel & Eleanor Ford's House, Grosse Point Woods, MI

A scaled down play house was constructed for the children. It is fitted out with scaled down furniture.

Edsel & Eleanor Ford's House, Grosse Point Woods, MI

The main house is constructed in Cotswold style.

The outdoor pool is calm and inviting.

Outside Edsel & Eleanor Ford's House, Grosse Point Woods, MI

These are views into Lake St Clair.

Mexicantown Views, Detroit

 

Bagley Street Pedestrian Bridge Fence, Detroit

Mexicantown, Detroit

Bagley Road Footbridge, Detroit

View Over Freeway, Bagley Road Footbridge, Detroit

The feeling of being fenced in was quite strong. One half expected shouts of "Fresh Meat" at entrance to the corridor into the correctional facility. Thankfully the footbridge was little used by the walkers of Motor City and these thoughts were enjoyed alone.

View Towards Ambassador Bridge, Detroit

Downtown Detroit

Astro Coffee, Corktown, Detroit

Unless you are allergic to students and hipsters this place is well worth a visit. The coffee is superb.
http://www.astrodetroit.com/

I96 View, Detroit

Abandoned Station, Detroit

El Dorado and Boarded Up Building, Detroit

Apparently this is Sarah B's favourite car.

Corktown, Detroit

The Heidelberg Project, Detroit

The Heidelberg Project, More Shoes, Detroit