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This is wachmojo.com and I am Louise. I will be profiling Vancouver, a pretty sophisticated and ethically diverse place. It’s consistently rated as one of the top places to live in the world. Why is that? Where did it start?
It was all at the Hudson’s Bay Company for a trading and the finding of gold along the place of river that put it on the map in the first place. A trail to the Burrard Inlet was built—the first of its kind. Along with it and the Canadian confederation came a sailor by the name Captain John—John Dayton. This popular Gastown was given this name to honor his talkative tendencies. He came for the gold but never really found enough to strike it rich. What he did find he invested in the Burrard Inlet.
Today if you visit Vancouver you can take a tour of Gastown free of charge and check all that stuff.
With over two million people, Vancouver is obviously a really big place. There’s lots to do, lots to see it’s one of the only cities in Canada where you can ski in the mountains and swim in the sea all in the same day. Artists and designers find their inspiration on commercial drive and young professionals can soak up the chic bud of Yale Town. If you’re in the city you have to check out Grandville Island Market. It’s one of my favorite places. It’s home to a really big public market. It has got a lot of really cool venders.
Also, Robson Street is a shopping destination of the city. It’s pretty rough on the credit card, but it’s a good time. If you’re on to something a little more serene you can go to Stanley Park. A massive green space right in the middle of the city—do some jogging to get your zen back. And you cultural gurus out there I know you’d be interested to know that Vancouver has one of the most authentic China towns around. It’s big and it’s waiting for you. All you athletes out there, you can jog up the Gross Grind. It sounds easier than it really is, the rest of us will walk up. But the view is breathtaking when you get to the top. Let’s save some energy. The nightlife in Vancouver is also pretty pumping.
If you're traveling to Vancouver in the summer, I highly recommend the Bard on the Beach festival. It’s a great Shakespearian festival which is unique to Vancouver. But there’s also some great all season roundtrips that you can do. You can check out the Capilano Suspension Bridge. It’s a bridge elevated hundreds of feet up. It’s naturally breathtaking and it’s open all year round.
In the heart of Vancouver is an authentic Chinese garden and Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese garden. It’s the first of its kind outside of China and it’s gorgeous. Warm summer spring on to Vancouver and the tourist full pledge waiting for all the beaches on the city. But the mild winters they’re home to the lush greenery that surrounds Vancouver and makes it so beautiful also home to some of the best runs and slopes in the city.
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, yeah they call it home. Vancouver is home to the largest film industry in Canada which brings in one billion dollars to the local economy. All in all Vancouver is pretty amazing. I’m a native Vancouver so I might be bias, but it’s a great place to work, to travel and to play.
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