[EricH]

Originally Posted by Hawiian Cadder

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there are not nearly enough lunch venues around the dome. the CNN center was excellent for this.

there is no park nearby. my team has a tradition of playing ultimate Frisbee against other teams in Olympic park. it was sorely missed this year.

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it was far to easy to get lost in saint Louis, the dome is squished in a small plot, and there are no open spaces to get ones bearings.

Next time you're there, do this: go out the the main entrances, and go straight away from the Dome on one of the streets. Keep your eyes open. Stop when you reach the park (should be about 10-15 minutes if you're on foot, max). Look around. You should see at least a couple places to eat. And there are others closer to the venue--you might have spotted them on the way out to the park.

What might help that for next year is for there to be a readily-available map with all the local places to eat--I know such things exist (and am mildly surprised that teams apparently didn't get them). You don't need open spaces to get oriented, just intersections.