Two well-known cities

In my last blog post, I told you guys that I want to visit Las Vegas and San Diego. So in this blog post, I will tell you a little bit about those two cities.

”We can start with Las Vegas. Las Vegas is a city in the state of Nevada, USA. The city is one of the top three leading destinations in the United States for conventions, business and meetings. It is today one of the top tourist destinations in USA and the whole world.  Vegas are also famous for all casinos and wedding chapels they have. Every day there are about 150 people that get married in Las Vegas. Another thing Las Vegas is known for is the nightlife and shopping. People come to Las Vegas to see Grand Canyon, Bellagio, The Mirage, Stratosphere Las Vegas and many other things. The city has many nicknames, some of them are; “Gambling Capital of the World”, “Entertainment Capital of the World” and “Glitter Gulch

Their climate in Vegas is really exotic. There are usually no storms and tornadoes here. They can enjoy sunny days almost the whole year. They have about 310 sunny days I one year. The summer month is really hot and dry. I the middle of a sunny day, the temperatures is around 33.6 °C and in the nighttime the temperatures is around 27 °C. The winter in Las Vegas are mild and the season is short. Snow is rare in Las Vegas. In December, who is the coldest month, the temperature is around 8, 7°C

The population in Las Vegas is 583,756(in the period 2013/2014). It is the most populous city in the state of Nevada. Last year (2013) did 39,668,221 people visit Las Vegas.

Here are some facts about San Diego: It is about 120 miles south of Los Angeles so I have to rent a car. San Diego is the eighth largest city in the United States and the second largest in the state of California. The city is located on the Pacific coast in the southwest corner of the United States and is known for its mild climate all year round, natural deep-water harbor, large and long beaches and long cooperation with the United States Navy. There are 3,095,313 people living in San Diego during the period from 2013/2014. The city has several nicknames but here are some of them: America's Finest City, City in Motion and silicon beach. San Diego is known for its large zoo(San Diego Zoo) and Sea World and the city is influenced by the Mexican culture. There are many tourists who visit San Diego. In 2013 there were over 32 million who visited the city.

The climate in San Diego is very mild. It is only 23-33 cm precipitation annually.  They have a dry and warm winter. On average, the city has 201 days per year with temperatures over 21 ° C. The record high temperature in San Diego is 44 °C, it was in September 26, 1963. The record low temperature was 4 °C in January 7, 1913.

 -Marthine

Sources:

http://suburbanstats.org/population/nevada/how-many-people-live-in-las-vegas

http://www.lvcva.com/stats-and-facts/