After a lonnng day traveling in southern Ohio yesterday, I missed a connection back to Montana last night in Detroit and ended up getting a two bit hotel voucher. The walk between Concourse C, where I deplaned, and Concourse A, where the shuttles swarm, takes you down an escalator and through a tunnel that -- again, after a lonnng day -- was akin to a strange mushroom trip. Low lights, warps of color, and lots of loud Motown music.
Halfway through, I completely forgot where I was going, and felt myself slipping through the looking glass, disappeared, and was never seen again ...
(Youtube/John Grabowski) This is just a few minutes of the Light Tunnel, a memorable music & light installation connecting Concourse A with Concourse B/C at the McNamara Terminal at the Detroit Metro Airport. It's become my favorite part of connecting through that airport. There's a great (somewhat technical) article about the installation at http://www.jimonlight.com/2008/11/18/the-mcnamara-tunnel-detroit-airport/ .