Dans le détroit du Lac Érié (In the strait of Lake Erie) - part 3

Motor Rock City and the green Michigan

When you say Detroit you say automotive, as the city is home of the Big Three companies: Chrysler, General Motors and Ford and it hosts the famous North American International Auto Show, where concept cars are introduced to the public. Also, in the suburbs of Detroit there is the Henry Ford Museum, the largest indooroutdoor history museum, a National Historic Landmark.

Dans le détroit du Lac Érié (In the strait of Lake Erie) - part 2

People

The second thing that struck me upon arrival as a European was the people (right after the buildings, of course). There was something different about them compared to what you usually see in Europe. It took me a while to realize what it was, and it happened in a funny way...

Dans le détroit du Lac Érié (In the strait of Lake Erie) - part 1

America through the eyes of a European

Somewhere in Great Lakes area a river travels south from Lake Saint Clair to Lake Erie. It is there that Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac with fifty-one French Canadians founded a settlement called Fort Ponchartrain du Détroit, back in 1701. In our days the city that got its name from the Detroit River (French: le détroit du Lac Érié, meaning the strait of Lake Erie) stretches over an area of 143.0 square miles (370 km2) and it is known to the entire world as a traditional automotive center.

Am citit candva o carte (partea I)

Una din putinele carti care m-au impresionat, este o carte (sau cartulie) pe care am citit-o in perioada liceului. Atata efect a avut cartea asta asupra mea, incat nu numai ca-mi amintesc si acum de ea ci chiar reusesc sa retraiesc sentimentele ce le-a trezit in mine acum mai bine de 15 ani.

Despre femei (partea a III-a)

Deci sa continuam cu categoriile. Poate unii dintre voi asteptau cu nerabdare continuarea. Sau poate nu :))