Detroit Day 2: Boring night

Well, we really didn't do anything like I had hoped we would. We are only going to be up here until Thursday, so we are running out of time to do activities. I hadn't done as much research about areas, but with the Nextel GPS-capable phone we were given to use while here, it makes finding our way around much easier.

Because most of the activites I am interested in doing involve places where their hours are only until 5 or 6PM, that places a HUGE limit on what we can do, because the earliest our free time starts is around 5.

Detroit is one of the most rundown cities in the country and even the locals are afraid of roaming around Downtown. They'd rather, and have told us to, go across the Canadian border to go clubbin'. The only thing is neither of us has our birth certificate and/or passport with us, so Canada looks to be out of the question. I would like to check out some of the old, still grand skyscrapers like the old 1922 GM Building and the Fisher Building. Then, there's the Renaissance Center and the new GM offices, which houses GM World. I had thought of integrating our downtown visit in one day, including riding the "People Mover".

After, when we were free, we worked out in the cardio room, then came back and showered (not together, of course!) and ate at an Lebanese restaurant nearby (my first time; reminded me a lot of Greek souvlakis, which I love!). Then, we regrouped back at our room, and decided that tonight would just have to be our 'recon' night.

We ended up taking 94 East to get to Downtown because I was interested in possibly taking photos of the Ambassador Bridge and after that, scouting out Downtown, though not actually going anywhere yet. We didn't get to get close enough to the bridge to get out and snap some photos off (the roads are a little confusing), but we did drive past Comerica Park (the new Tiger's ballpark) on the way through downtown. We passed by a venue where Bruce Springsteen was playing with his tour bus and several limos parked in front, including the longest Hummer H2 limo I've seen. On the same block, Audioslave was also playing at a seperate venue, as well. We also found out where the Bleu Room Experience is located (which was most likely closed anyway. We didn't really go anywhere in the downtown 'block', and went straight back to good ol' I-75 (familiar to us back home) and headed back to our hotel. On the way back, we had considered briefly venturing up towards Pontiac to see if we could find Space, but decided not to and instead stopped at a convenient Krispy Kreme and got sick off sugary temptations. While at our 'pad, we talked outside for a bit, and watched a movie on the telly.

Now, it's rather late and I'm here writing a HUGE post on my blog, while I remember all this. :)

Here's a somewhat organized, though preliminary list of what I'm interested in seeing while up here in the Big D:

• Downtown Detroit / People Mover (Mon-Thur 7AM-11PM, Price $0.50)
  
  West Grand Boulevard between 22nd Ave. and Cass St.
  
  Fisher Building
  
  1922 GM Building
  
  Renaissance Center / GM World (100 Renaissance Center, Level A)
  
  Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
  
  
• Eastern Market
  
  Mon.-Sat. 5 a.m.-5 p.m.
  
  Corner of Russell Street and Gratiot, Detroit, MI 48207
  
  
• Henry Ford Museum / Greenfield Village
  
  9:30AM-5PM Price $26 both , $13 HFM, $19 GV
  
  20900 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn, MI
  
  
• Belle Isle (Park) / Belle Isle Aquarium
  
  Daily 6 a.m.-10 p.m.
  
  or Detroit Zoo
  
  Daily 10AM-5PM
  
  8450 W. 10 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48068
  
  
• Poletown / Greektown / Corktown / Mexicantown / etc...
  
  
• Hart Plaza
  
  1 Hart Plaza, Jefferson at Woodward, Detroit, MI 48226
  
  
• Grosse Pointe / Edsel Ford House
  
  April – December: Tues–Sat, 10am–4pm; Sun noon-4pm
  
  1100 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Shores
  
  
• Tom's Oyster Bar
  
  L Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., D Mon.-Thu. 4-11 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 4 p.m.-midnight, Sun. 5-10 p.m.
  
  15402 Mack Ave., Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48224
  
  
• Walter P. Chrysler Museum
  
  Tue-Sat 10AM-6PM Price $6
  
  1 Chrysler Drive, Auburn Hills, MI 48326
  
  
• Detroit Historical Museum / (Automotive Hall of Fame?)
  
  Open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Price $6 adults
  
  21400 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn, MI 48124
  
  
• Fisher Mansion
  
  Price $6
  
  383 Lenox St., Detroit (Located near E. Jefferson Ave. and Dickerson)
  
  
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• Blue Room Experience
  
  1540 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48226
  
  
• Space
  
  15 S. Saginaw, Pontiac, MI 48342
  
  
• Sky Club
  
  Wed.-Thu. 8PM-2AM; Fri.-Sat. 7PM-2AM; Sun. 9PM-2AM Price $5 cover
  
  404 S. Lafayette Drive (above Sangria restaurant), Royal Oak, MI 48067
  
  Thur.
  
  
• Canada Trip (?) / Ambassador Bridge / Detroit-Windsor Tunnel