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0136. Something the United States doesn't have... (Canada 01--revisit)

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I’ll be spreading my wings and flying away on a journey of no return in a few months. So I’ve got a race against time to play music in every town in my area before moving on—and make a quick trip to Canada while it’s still in the neighbourhood…

0136. Something the United States doesn't have... (Canada 01--revisit)

Question: What's something Canada has that the United States doesn't have?

Answer: A fantastic view of Niagara Falls!

Not only that, but Canada has turned The Falls into the Ultimate Tourist Trap--maybe not as big as Orlando, but certainly with the most Tourist-traps-per-square-meter... In just a a couple of blocks there are 4 wax museums, 4 haunted houses, an indoor zoo, an indoor water park, endless other money eating "attractions"...

Clearly, the US doesn't have a monopoly on over the top capitalism...

But let's go back to the falls...

Great view.  Gives both a sense of the power and majesty of nature and--further downstream--of man's ingenuity in being able to harness that power...

Now let's cross back to the USA, get the car, and cross back into Canada...

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