Exploring Bay City

First weekend with nothing to do, and lots of time to explore!

     I was so excited to be joined by my amazing friend Maria for this adventure into downtown Bay City, who was sweet enough to spend part of one of her few precious weekends off visiting me!

Rather blurry candid of Maria

     So far the Bay Region has got to be one of the most friendly places I've been.  All the locals are welcoming and very helpful!  Our first stop was to check out the Chocolate Lounge at The Sweet Boutique.  We were so fortunate to be greeted by the owner, who was not only helpful in picking out chocolates but also gave me a map and suggestions of places to check out in downtown Bay City! We picked out some gorgeous truffles - I tried strawberry and apple, and Maria tried raspberry and traditional dark chocolate.  I also had a special drink called "Aztec Love Potion" which I chose purely based on its fun name. Everything was amazingly delicious!  And in true Halloween spirit, Maria even ate a chocolate covered mealworm (eww!!) - and she pronounced it "Not bad!".  That must be some chocolate.

OMG SO AMAZING!!  I'm definitely going back to The Sweet Boutique again!!

    With hot drinks in hand to comfort us against the harsh Michigan winds, we ventured out again to see what there was to see.

Whenonah Park

Appledore Tall Ships Adventures

City Hall

City Hall Again

City Hall Front

Seriously I'm obsessed with this beautiful building

Bay City is well known for its plethora of antique stores! To be explored at a later date.

 Antiques found here!

    Bay City definitely seems like a fun town!  And along the way today I picked up a bunch of flyers for different local events and such things to check out in the future.  After walking around for a few hours, we were cold again and decided to go home and have lunch.  See ya later, Bay City!