Detroit!
This is what happens when you show up for your Global Entry interview on time--but a day early. The Homeland Security person sees you drove 2.5 hours and fits you in 30 minutes later. Unbelievable kindness (and I have a Global Entry number now).
I went with C because she's terrific company and it enabled us to split the driving (5 1/2+ hours in total).
After my total embarrassment, we went downtown to the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA). It's a fantastic museum, one of the highest-rated in the country, and we found a Native American exhibition that was remarkable in every way.
When you go to the DIA, though, you go see the Diego Rivera murals: Detroit Industry Murals, Detroit Institute of Arts. Wikipedia: Detroit Industry Mural.
There are 27 separate panels, but here are photos of the two largest. They're overwhelming, both in their scope and how the natural light coming in from the ceiling strikes them.
This time, though, I noticed one panel in particular, a very small one:
Enhance:
If you click on that to see it at full size and resolution, it's shocking how different it is from the other panels. C said it wouldn't be out of place as an illustration in The Man You Trust, and I agree with her.
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