London and Washington, D.C.

London and Washington, D.C. are capital cities of the UK and the USA respectively. In this post I want to present those two important cities.

London is in the south east of the island of Great Britain.

The population of London is estimated to be as much as 8.8 million. That’s a lot of people… and  it is in fact 3% of the UK's population. 

Moreover, about 37% of London's population are foreign-born, making London the city with the second largest immigrant population.

41% of Londoners are black and minority ethnic. 

London has a temperate oceanic climate, similar to all of southern England, with mild winters and temperate summers. What you should know is that for years London was synonymous with smog, the word coined at the turn of the 20th century to describe the city’s characteristic blend of fog and smoke. 

5 places you must see:

• The House of Parliament and Big Ben
  
  
• Buckingham Palace
  
• Trafalgar Square
  
  
  
• The London Eye
  
  
  
• The Globe Theatre
  
  
  
  
  
  Washington, D.C. is located in the East Coast of the United States between Maryland and Virginia.
  

  

  Washington, D.C. has a population estimated at 680 thousand. About 50% of the city’s population are Black or African American people.

   It has always had a significant African American population since it was founded.
  

  

  
  

  Washington is in the humid subtropical climate zone. Winters are usually chilly with light snow, and summers are hot and humid.
  Fun fact is that hurricanes occasionally track through the area in late summer and early fall, they are often weak by the time they reach Washington, partly due to the city's inland location, but still, I bet you didn’t know that.
  
  

  
  

  5 places you must see:

  
  
• The White House 
  
• The U.S. Capitol
  
• Library of Congress
  
• Washington Monument and the National Mall
  
• US Supreme Court
  
  
  
  
  
  I hope I interested you enough and encouraged to visit at least one of those cities.