James' Flat Stanley in Myanmar!

 Flat Stanley left New York for a trip to the other side of the world, where he visited a country called Myanmar. Myanmar has been in the news a lot recently because it has been changing from a dictatorship (where one leader gets to make all the laws) to a democracy (where everyone gets to vote for the leaders).

Here's Asia, where Myanmar is. You can find Myanmar near the bottom of the map,underneath China: 

Here's a more close-up map of Myanmar. Flat Stanley spent most of his time in two places. First he went to the city of Mawlamyine (towards the south on the map), and then he visited Bagan (more to the north).

While he was in Mawlamyine, Flat Stanley visited a pagoda (which is a kind of temple) called Uzina Paya. He thought it would be funny to take a picture where he looked like he was standing on those two pillars, so that's why he's up in the air like that:

 Flat Stanley found a cat at the pagoda! If you've ever wondered if they have cats all over the world, here's proof:

 Flat Stanley went to Myanmar with a friend of James' uncle Quinton named Sam. Here are a couple of pictures of Flat Stanley at the pagoda with Sam. Fun fact: right before they went to the pagoda, they ate a cricket, because people eat crickets in Myanmar. Sam said it actually tasted pretty good, but he forgot to take a picture.

 Here is Flat Stanley with a friend of Sam's who lives in Myanmar, named Rhi. After that he is with one of Rhi's friends.

 And here is Flat Stanley and a dragon!