Yesterday, here in Calgary a group of us headed out to Calgary Olympic Stadium. We were all excited for the tour and the zipline. Upon arrival we got a brief introduction to the park while sitting on the bus, then handed a headset and sent out on our way for the self guided tour. The word guided should be used very lightly. We got to the top where the ski jumping happens and wandered around looking for something to look at. We didn't have a map, the headsets didn't work and none of us had ever been there before. When we asked a staff person what to see and do up there, he said that he only worked on the zipline and knew nothing else about the park. There wasn't a single sign or map to be found. The most exciting thing we saw at the top was the room where the current athletes in training kept their wetsuits - woohoo!
So, down to the bottom we went. Again not much to do, the museum was neat but nothing really to write home about (maybe just to write a blog about). The podium and flags out front where everyone wants their picture, was also a sad case of affairs with most of the flags being ripped and torn.
As we went to get back on the bus, the guide (well - not really a guide, more like just a staff member) asked us to pay inside - $14! I think since it was self-guided I should have paid myself for the tour, it definitely wasn't worth paying anyone else for it.
The only value I got from the day was a story, and for those of you that know me, know that I do like stories, I just wish this one had had a gold place finish.
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