TIP A DAY # 5
- Don't neglect the waterfront! If you need to exercise or just want to take a nice evening stroll, Windsor's waterfront is a great place to do that. There is a bike/walking path that starts at the foot of the Ambassador Bridge and runs all the way to the Hiram Walker Distillery which is a distance of approximately 3 miles or just under 5 kilometers each way. This is a great place to rollerblade, jog, ride your bike or just walk. Excellent people watching too! There is now also a cafe in the park near downtown, so you can even stop for some food or drink. If you're lucky in the summer months there's even an icecream vendor or two riding up and down the paths.
- The waterfront area is also the site of many festivals and events in both Windsor and Detroit, and as I understand it, the Detroit waterfront is also a great place to be.
TIP A DAY #6
- Carpool! Carpool to Detroit! It is a great way to not only save money on gas, tolls and parking passes but it is a great way to meet your new classmates. There is significant savings in tolls, because of course an empty car and a full car cost the same, but the most significant savings comes in the purchase parking passes. UDM reserves a large number of Larned parking lot (right across from the school) passes for the JD/LLB students and allowed us to purchase them last year during orientation, but they're not cheap (~$300) So if you end up purchasing one per carpool you can really save. Then it's just a matter of splitting the tolls and gas. In first year you only cross 2x a week for the ALTA class, but then in the summer after 1st year and into 2nd year you will be crossing daily.
Take care.
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