After a couple of days visit with my mom, Bob and I headed back into Canada, but with a stop in East Lansing, Michigan on the way. We had a bit of a tense drive around Chicago in heavy traffic and lots of rain, but clear skies in Michigan.
We spent the night at a Marriott Hotel but walked a couple of blocks to see the Graduate Hotel, a brand of hotel that we like to frequent or visit whenever we have a chance. There are 28 of these hotels worldwide (basically USA and UK) that are located in university cities and are themed correspondingly. East Lansing is home to Michigan State University. We have stayed at or visited six other Graduate Hotels, in Iowa City, Columbia, SC, Cambridge, UK, Nashville, TN, Indianapolis, and Minneapolis.
The East Lansing hotel did not disappoint. We especially liked the entrance and the views from the 10th floor bar.
and the football stadium in the distance
While MSU students and athletes are now the Spartans,
they were the Aggies when the school was first founded
as an agricultural school.
We spent Tuesday night in East Lansing and drove into Canada on Wednesday. We didn’t have any problems at the border crossing in Port Huron, MI, so Canada is stuck with us for the next five weeks.
The one on the right is closed for renovations.
After crossing, we drove just a couple hours into London, Ontario, for the night. We had a room upgrade to use with our Marriott membership, so we used it at the Delta Hotel in London, and were given a suite that I would have been happy to move into. The hotel is also located in the old armory (armoury) building, so we enjoyed exploring the building before going to a Manager’s reception and then the free lounge offerings for Marriott members. Aren’t we just all that!
and second bathroom of our suite.
from the lounge on the 20th floor.
that were once the main entry to the armory
We are currently at our next housesit having a lovely get together with homeowners/friends and their dear dog, Jack. We sat for them in the spring of 2022.
Peckish Travels 
2 replies on “Oh Canada, Again! (10/15-17/24)”
Hi Beth,Bob, Are you actually sitting in London Ontario ? Reason I ask is that my Son and family live in a suburb of London, 532 Oakridge .😁
S.J.B
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Hey, Stan! We just did a one night visit to London on our way to St. Catherine’s where our sit is. We stayed downtown which looked nice.
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