Were the Games Ready?

In my opinion Russia did a great job hosting the Olympics despite how the media has depicted them. I am excited to be back in Canada and hear what the media is saying now about the games. Everything inside the Olympic bubble was all ready. The new transit system including the trains that reaches from Sochi to one stop past the Olympic Park and all the way up to Krasnya Polyana were very efficient and clean. The buses were easy and came every 15 minutes. All of the venues were huge! Russia’s plan is to collapse and move most of the venues to other locations in the country. The Fisht Stadium will be used for used for FIFA I believe and the Bolshoy Arena will remain as a conference centre. Other than that they will disassemble and move the venues. However… outside of the bubble there were definitely signs that this city was built within 5 years from the bottom up. The rumors about the stray dogs were true. There are lots of dogs all over the place, especially near the water that were left there when people were forced to leave their homes to build the railway and highways. One of the craziest things I saw was a cemetery right beside the road. It was pretty sad that you could tell that graves had been dug up because of the proximity to the road. The city also just chose to cover up anything unsightly or unfinished with big Sochi 2014 banners or panels printed with bricks or stones on them.