Vancouver isn’t in the United States, so there’s that. Among the myriad of other reasons include clean air, friendly people, actual tourist attractions, and edible food.
Vancouver is not without quirks. They advertise North America’s only “Glow-in-the-Dark Trampoline Park.”
Frankly, I didn’t know there was much call for trampoline parks, let alone ones that glow. Bustleburg plans to beat that, however, with North America’s only glow-in-the-dark taco stand. Yep, Nuclear Taco. Line forms on the right.
A major Vancouver attraction is a clock powered by steam.
Bustleburg now wants one powered by coal. Unless there’s something more polluting than coal?
We know how competitive Bustleburg can be with Christmas lights, but sadly, Vancouver wins prizes for categories like most beautiful and most artistic. Here's the VanDusen Garden Festival of Lights...
For tackiest, I think Bustleburg would win.
Vancouver also has an aquarium that gave Bustleburg an idea. You know how you visit an aquarium and you peer in the tank looking for an elusive fish only to be foiled by rocks and coral? Well. Bustleburg’s new aquarium features the hidefish, the transparent sneakfish, and the invisible poison frog.
Do those species exist? Experts disagree. Meanwhile, let’s move on to the Queen Zina Marine Plastic exhibit…
Actually, Vancouver really did have a marine plastic art installation done by author, Doug Coupland, to illustrate how disastrous plastic waste is.
Vancouver’s aquarium did a wonderful job with environmental education. Frankly, considering how awful Bustleburg is when it comes to environmental concerns, it’s surprising Vancouver doesn’t declare war.
All in all, Vancouver is pretty darn awesome. Bustleburg officially gives you a harrumph.