The Day started with sitting in the other bus, after we changed bus in Calgary for having not a full tank. I really didnt sleep, because of the often stops and other points. At 9:35am, we should´ve arrived in Moose Jaw, but because of one hour late in Calgary and then we had an accident from a Truck on the Highway with one Person, who died. So, we arrived at 12:20 pm and at 12:25 am my Airbnb host picked me up from the Greyhound bus station and 5mins later we were by him and he showed me my room in the basement. At 1pm, I left the house to walk to the bus station and I was sitting there more than 30mins until the bus picked me up and at 1:50pm I arrived at the Tunnels of Moose Jaw- The Highlight in Moose Jaw- and bought the Combi-ticket.
At 2pm started the Chicago Connection and we went to another building. Then someone took us to a restaurant but only we, 7 visitors and the guide, were the living people and they spoke about Capone and then we went to the room of Fanny, the assistant of Capone. Capone was a gangster to the time of 1929. After that we went to the room of Capone and then trough a tunnel down to the basement of the house, to a door, but the door was close andour guide, who played Fanny forgot the “password” like knock signal. So, we went to another room and listened to phone and got news. Then we tried again and the only mistake was, that she thought, today would be Wednesday so the third day of the week but it was Thursday so the fourth day of the week, so, 4 times knocking. In the end, Gus opened the door and we made a round tour through 4 rooms until we end in the same room with the phone. Then we went through a long tunnel to another room with wine and then another with a lot of stuff and then it was the end. The best on the Tour was that we had a boy in the visitors that made evrytime jokes and was very funny. He also played in one room of the 4 rooms a luck game with cards and then there was another room with a bar and a lot of guns. After Gus opened the door for us, he was the person who told us the story and guided us through that labyrinth.
On the Tunnels of Moose Jaw-website they decribe it like: You’re bootleggers in 1929. You come to Moose Jaw to buy booze from the Capone organization. You’ve got to learn the ropes and stay out of the way of the local police chief. You start out at Miss Fanny’s club and end up in a tunnel, somewhere underground. And the only one who knows the way out is Gus, one of Capone’s goons. *The Chicago Connection has several flights of stairs. Families with young children should be aware that there are some loud noises and ‘surprises’ along the way.**
At 2:50pm it was finished and I went shorttime in the city to look after an attraction for eating and tasting dinner, but i couldnt find it so I went back.
At 3:30pm, Passage to Fortune began. I played an immigrate from China, who wants to work in a laundry shop in Canada. First, I watched a movie, then I got an introduction. In the End, it was very hard and i had a trauma after that, i could cry and I will never do this again. May, another problem was, I was the only person in this tour, so it was so much harder. But in fact, I am happy that I hadnt lived at this time as an immigrate. These immigrates had a really bad and hard live with less sleep and less food only to end bring his family to Canada. And the wish thinking, you may have a better live here.
The Website describe it:
The Passage to Fortune tells the story of early Chinese immigrants to Canada. You become an Immigrant and follow in their footsteps through Burrows and Sons Laundry, in darkened tunnels under the streets and in the kitchen of Mr. Wong’s cafe. Your passage to fortune is just around the corner.**The Passage to Fortune has one short flight of stairs which is equipped with a lift and is otherwise on one level for easy access. Parents are advised that when the tour guide changes character, he/she can seem intimidating to young children.**
Bad Thing, in this Tours it was not allowed to take pics.
After the last experience, I went to a café shop and sat there a long time to watch videos and enjoyed my Hot Chocolate. At 5pm, I went outside and was walking around and look in some shops, but i didnt really find something good. So, I walk around and took some pics and bought in another coffee shop some thing to drink before I got into the bus and went home. At my host, I ate Instant noodles with hot water and cookies. And I spoke with Kate, my host roommate and played with her little dog. At 9pm, I spoke with Nick, myhost, and went under the shower. At 10pm to bed.
Next Morning, I had to stand up early at 7:45am and ate breakfast. We started at 8:30 and at 8:40 am I was at the bus station. The first time that I had luck, then if I would have arrived later, I might had missed the bus, which was planned one hour earlier, but this bus was to late….