Never mind, there was plenty of stuff to see and do at the park. First up, as there was nobody working at the ticket stand we helped ourselves in and started looking through all of the memorabilia. 
We got to try out some of the equipment donated by athletes and used in the Olympics such as the luge and skeleton and participate in a simulated downhill skiing run. Aheemm, it is safe to say I shall not be giving up my day job anytime soon (oh that’s right I don’t have one…hehe). 
We finally got nabbed by a lovely volunteer who insisted we watch a DVD of the games and the facility and told us about the park. Quite interesting. After the video we headed back to have our photo taken on the podium with our flag, posy and a torch from the 88 Olympics. The torch isn’t a replica either so we were very careful with it! 
Dan demonstrated how a bronze v’s gold medal winner feels on the podium!
We also got to see the bobsleigh that was used in the filming of the Movie “Cool Runnings” which was based on the Jamaican Olympic Bobsleigh Team from the 88 Olympics and part of the movie was also filmed at the park.
The park is also home to an enormous amount of memorabilia and a listing of every winner from every event from the winter Olympics. We had to seek out one Steven Bradbury and have a good giggle. 
Also in the museum of the memorabilia was a game that you could practice scoring in hockey. Dan was pretty good sneaking a few past the goalie! I on the other hand struggled to even hit the puck. 
We then headed up to the 90m ski jump slope which was awesome as well as the view of the Rockies and Calgary city. It was so high and amazing to think that the athletes left on a such a thin run. We will never see it quite in the same light again on TV. 
The 88 Olympics also hosted the infamous “Eddie the Eagle”. The Olympic jumper with no coach, no high jump experience and not much form. But in typical fashion, because he was so crap, became everyone’s favourite. His helmet with a crudely written eagle (that he himself put on there) adorned the museum.
We gave it a shot trying our form for jumping. I’m sure Eddie could do a better job than either of us! Bruce would of said it was special. 
We then went to the luge and bobsleigh tracks. Both were being prepared for the World Cup to be held shortly. The track was smooth and slippery (we found out after trying to stand on it). But we still walked the length down part of it, still disappointed about the fact we missed out on a go. Oh well!! 
Whilst the ski season here is a short way off opening, there was still snow on the ground and Dan took a seat in this ice sculpture. 
We wandered over to the indoor track that the athletes come to prepare for the most important part of the luge and bobsleigh, the take off. When you see the money invested in the facilities for the athletes it really makes you realize how hard a Aussie athlete must have to work to make it here. Go Bradbury we say!
Dan checked out the equipment was all in working order.
We bid adieu to the Olympic Park late in the day and went to find some food having missed lunch. We stopped at the casino near where the Calgary Stampede is held. It stunk of smoke and we had to leave after about two minutes. It was quite bizarre because the non smokers were stuck in a little glass area with hardly any machines whilst the smokers had the lot. Bizarre in Canada because just about everything else is non smoking. We headed out for out last meal in Calgary at Earls – very nice.
There weren’t too many tourists and we headed up the walk to the historic weather station. Whilst prints were in the snow everywhere, we didn't see any large wildlife. The view here was simply breath taking. We are very lucky that we have traveled a reasonable amount of the world and we both agreed that the views from here would be some of the best we have ever seen in the world. The pictures here will never be able to do justice to just how beautiful this part of the world is. So rather than go on, here are some photo's and a video.
Sadly we left the summit, catching the gondola down. We had about a ninety minute drive to head into Calgary, watching the Rockies disappear in the rearview mirror. Calgary, unfortunately, looked rather flat and boring driving into it after being in the Rockies for a number of days. We would of liked to stay in Banff for another night but we had a reason for being in Calgary. We had booked concert tickets. However, we had a quick stop in the nearby town of Canmore at the Bear Paw Brewing Company for lunch.
Now, not many people would share my enthusiasm here (other than you Az) but we had organized tickets to see Billy Joel. Dan, whilst not a fan, came along with me. I had missed seeing him the last couple of times he had come to Perth so this opportunity was too good to pass up. His concert was sold out and it was great, although we would have been some of the youngest people there, we didn’t care, we had great seats. 
We headed home after the concert to invite Whitey in (the B&B cat), who made himself at home in about two seconds.
We came back to the hotel after lunch to organize ourselves for drinks at the Fairmont Banff Springs. First though as we pulled into the carpark, we noticed the two elk wandering around coming down from the mountain for a nibble on the more accessible grass at the hotel. Dan was most pleased. 
A drink here (Fairmont Banff Springs) at the Rundle Hall Bar is meant to be a must for both the hotel which is over 100 years old and like a castle nestled in the side of the hills.
Whilst the hotel itself is incredibly expensive to stay at, many people like ourselves simply go there to admire the beauty and the views and perhaps have a drink or a bite.
We decided to wrap it up, wandered through the hotels many exclusive stores and finally stopped by the Bow River Rapids to see the sun setting on the mountains. It was spectacular.
We later went to dinner at Muk A Muk. Our entrée tasting plate consisted off Elk Pastrami, candied salmon, Bison Sausage to name a few things. It was strange that the Elk we had just seen outside was now on our plate. The hotel kindly upgraded us to another room with mountain views. A nice way to end the day. 
Now they can have matching sets!! It’s hard to believe a few years ago they were standing in the same spot in awe of the mountains and blue from the cold.
The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise is an uber expensive hotel with great views but it looks a bit out of place sitting on the lake edge. In a way it ruined the view looking back.
We ended up eating at a Japanese restaurant with a Canadian Pacific sushi train. My first pick was a six out of ten with BBQ’ed eel sushi roll. We had a great cheap feed which was filling.
That afternoon we went out to the Cave and Basin area, the first inauguarated National Park with the fledgling country of Canada. We watched some squirrels play, walked around the hot springs and sucked in the sulphurous air. The Basin itself, didn't look too appealing, it may have in the early 1900's though.
We did a 3km walk around the Marsh Loop which traverses along the banks of the blue Bow River. We had to piff some yonnies onto the frozen lakes as well. This too was highlighted as the place to see big wildlife. No such luck again.
For a change we had a quiet night in the hotel with a quick dip in the hot tub. No foam – the spa part wasn’t working!
