Detroit Adventures

We would not have Detroit justice had we not visited any of the two things that put Detroit on the map: Cars and Motown.  Rather than putting ourselves to work on some assembly lines, we decided to hit up the Motown museum.  By the time we reached the museum, it was a little after five and the museum was set to close at 6.  We walked in and paid for our entry tickets.  A man named Phil, who would be our tour guide, introduced himself and began to show us around the museum and studio where Motown was invented and produced.  It was shocking to see that the music of an era was created in a studio made on the ground floor of a house.  Sitting in the same studio that Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, and the Jackson 5 recorded in was amazing.  Our tour guide was knowledgeable and stayed 30 minutes after closing to finish up our tour.

Outside the Studio

After the tour, we headed across the street to a Subway to get a free cookie.  Subway sponsored the Tiger game, so that anytime the Tigers win, everyone gets a free cookie from Subway.  So as we enter the Subway, we spot the cookies behind bulletproof glass.  We were shocked to see that the Subway had bulletproof glass protecting its employees.  We all knew that Detroit had its sketchy parts, but we didn’t think that it was so bad that even the sandwich shop needed bulletproof glass.  Once it was our turn in line, we stepped up to the speaker hole in the glass and asked the employee if we could pick up our cookies.  Unfortunately, the attendant said that this Subway was not a participating location.  So we head back outside, sweet tooth still craving, but shocked more at the bulletproof glass in the Subway.  Seeing that there was still daylight to burn, we decide to get a head start on the next days drive and begin our journey to Cincinnati, Ohio.