Detroit- City of Faygo and Hot Dogs

Well I have left Detroit and arrived in Cleveland.

Detroit was an interesting time filled with almost witnessing a knife attack on the bus as well as in an alley way.  I have witnessed a depressing side of my travels with seeing poverty, ruined buildings, decay, and crack addicts, prostitutes and low down scum.  It reminds me o

f home. 

There are some bright spots though: The Henry Ford Museum with the sweet, sweet old cars, and the even sweeter IMAX where I saw The Dark Knight (pretty good movie).

The Museum of Contemporary Art and Design was awesome, the museum is set is an old warehouse.  The the brick lined interior was really neat to see.  The displays were really interesting to see these types of works in a not-so friendly area.

Seeing Panhandle Slim and the Oklahoma Kid at the Purple Rose theatre was a great time.  The theatre was founded by Jeff "King Pin" Daniels and he wrote the play I saw as well.  Truly a very interesting show commenting on the beauty of life and memory.

Seeing Gonzo was probably the best time though.  If you have the opportunity to see the film, please do so, it is so informative to see a true visionary at work.  

Finally the cuisine of Detroit could be best described as cheap, dirty, treats.  Now second only to malt liquor in Detroit's drink of choice is Faygo.  You know Faygo, it's the poor man's RC Cola, yeah RC Cola.  With its Red Pop, and Rockin' Rye the soda is everywhere.  The food consists of primarily of hot dogs smothered in sloppy joe/chili/cinnamon mixture covered with mustard and onions.  Nothing but the best for Detroit.

It has been fun, but off to do more exploring.

Durktown, USA