Houston

Jag passade pa att ta lite kort med mobilen igar nar vi akte hem fran Michaels brorsa. Eftersom vi bor norr om Houston och han bor pa sodra sidan av stan akte vi forbi downtown. Av nagon anledning blir jag alltid lika fascinerad av hoga byggnader, kanske for att vi inte har sa manga hemma i Sverige, sa jag tyckte det var lika bra att ta lite kort pa the Houston skyline. En annan sak jag inte ar lika fascinerad over ar trafiken i Houston. Valdigt mycket koer, speciellt under rush hour, men jag antar att det blir sa automatiskt nar man har en storstad dar typ 1% av befolkningen aker kollektivt (ingen ren fakta, bara rent antagande fran minsida) och resten kor bil.

Houston skyline

Vi blev sittandes i lite koer. Pa bilden ar tva motorvagar som gar parallellt med varandra (45 och 59).

Lite snabbfakta om Houston (fran www.visithoustontexas.com):

Size: At 634 square miles, the City of Houston could contain the cities of New York, Washington, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, Minneapolis and Miami.

Population: Houston, with 2.3 million residents, is the fourth most populous city in the United States, trailing only New York, Los Angeles and Chicago (the population of the greater Houston metropolitan area is approx. 5 million).

Demographics: Houston is the nation’s demographic future. In racial and ethnic composition, the Houston of today very much resembles the U.S. nearly 60 years hence.

42% White

33% Hispanic

18% African American

7% Asian/Other

Food: Houston is considered to have one of the best culinary scenes in the country, with cuisine from around the world. There are more than 8,000 restaurants in the Houston area with culinary choices that represent more than 35 countries and American regions.

Houstonians dine out more than residents of any other city—4.1 times per week, compared with the national average of 3.1.

Space: In 1969, "Houston" was the first word spoken from the moon. The Apollo 11 mission established a place in history for the city when astronaut Neil Armstrong spoke the now-famous line, "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."

Medicine: The first successful human heart transplant was performed in Houston by Dr. Denton Cooley (1968).