diff --git a/src/GeoIP2/Model/City.php b/src/GeoIP2/Model/City.php
index ecd5c46..2e53222 100644
--- a/src/GeoIP2/Model/City.php
+++ b/src/GeoIP2/Model/City.php
@@ -4,21 +4,20 @@ namespace GeoIP2\Model;
 
 class City extends Country
 {
-  //XXX use properties
-  private $city;
-  private $location;
-  private $postal;
-  private $subdivisions = Array();
+  protected $city;
+  protected $location;
+  protected $postal;
+  protected $subdivisions = Array();
 
   public function __construct($raw, $languages)
   {
+    parent::__construct($raw, $languages);
+
     $this->city = new \GeoIP2\Record\City($this->get('city'), $languages);
     $this->location = new \GeoIP2\Record\Location($this->get('location'));
     $this->postal = new \GeoIP2\Record\Postal($this->get('postal'));
 
     $this->createSubdivisions($raw, $languages);
-
-    parent::__construct($raw, $languages);
   }
 
   private function createSubdivisions($raw, $languages) {
diff --git a/src/GeoIP2/Record/City.php b/src/GeoIP2/Record/City.php
index 4606fb7..26f9875 100644
--- a/src/GeoIP2/Record/City.php
+++ b/src/GeoIP2/Record/City.php
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ namespace GeoIP2\Record;
 
 class City extends AbstractPlaceRecord
 {
-  protected $validAttribute = Array('confidence', 'geonameId', 'names');
+  protected $validAttributes = Array('confidence', 'geonameId', 'names');
 }
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