As we were driving away from downtown Calgary, my friend suggested we stop by the Calgary Olympic Park, which was only a 20-minute ride from downtown. None of us is an athlete or an avid sports fan, and on this trip, sports activities were not really part of the plan, but we decided to check it out since it was on our way. The WinSports Calgary Olympic Park was formerly known as Paskapoo Ski Hill, but has changed its name since it became the premiere site of the Winter Olympi

I did not expect to find myself in Calgary. Nevertheless, there I was, with a couple of co-workers, walking around the downtown area on a very early Sunday morning, with no real purpose. The previous day, we were on the road for ten hours from Vancouver to Banff, then a few more from Banff to Calgary. We were dead tired and simply collapsed into our beds the moment we arrived at the hotel after midnight. But after a sound sleep, all three of us were out of bed by six in the m