Seamus' Flat Stanley Visits Hogwarts!

Hello, Seamus! I had a blast in England visiting Warner Brothers Studio where the Harry Potter films were made. Cousins Abby, Kelsie, Katy and Charlie brought me there!

Seamus' Flat Stanley Calling from England!

Where are you Seamus? You didn't answer the phone! London is very cool. Wish you were here! Love, Flat Stanley

Seamus' Flat Stanley Tries to Talk to the Queen's Guard in England

I tried to see the Queen but no luck. I did see see her guards on their horses. They ride with the Queen when she takes her carriage for the State Opening of Parliament every year and they also accompany the bride and groom at royal weddings. This guards are not allowed to smile or talk to anyone, unless they need to protect the horse. They sit very erect and still. Actually, this one told me not to get so close to the horse. Oops! Love, Flat Stanley

More fun in England with Seamus' Flat Stanley

This is my family taking care of me in London. There is Uncle Dave holding me with Aunt Jill and Cousin Katie. We managed to fit Big Ben and a red telephone booth in this picture. London is famous for these red telephone booths which have been around since the 1920's. A red double decker bus is also going by! Another famous thing to see in London!

Seamus' Flat Stanley in England!

Seamus' Flat Stanley is having a great time on the continent of Europe in London, England! Big Ben is the humongous bell in this tower that chimes when the clock strikes hourly. It is very loud! The tower is connected to the parliament building in London. The parliament is the place where laws are made for the United Kingdom, like the Capitol building in Washington DC in the United States.

Chloe's Flat Stanley in California!

Chloe's Flat Stanley is loving California!  He says it's sunny and warm, and he's wearing shorts and a t-shirt! California is big and it has a lot of lights at night.

 

Acadia's Flat Stanley Having Fun in Florida!

Acadia's Flat Stanley is having so much fun with Zackary, Jayden and Carolyn on Sanibel Island! They traveled all around on bikes, visiting the Sanibel School, the Wildlife Center, Tarpon Bay beach, Island Pizza and the Sanibel Lighthouse! It was a great trip!

Flat Stanley loved the starfish! Look closely to see the one on the ground too! 

 

Flat Stanley enjoying the bike ride with his new friend!

 

Acadia's Flat Stanley in Florida!

Acadia's Flat Stanley has made it to Florida! He is enjoying the sun and the beach on Sanibel Island! Sanibel Island is 12 miles long and 7,000 people live there.  There are 15 miles of beaches, and Flat Stanley collected lots and lots of shells! there are 230 types of birds there!

 

Jordyn's Flat Stanley in Pennsylvania!

 Jordyn's Flat Stanley is at a Governor Mifflin school board meeting tonight.  He's going to work with Jordyn's Aunt Betsy in Pennsylvania tomorrow and Pittsburgh this weekend!

Eddie's Flat Stanley in Fort Kent, Maine

Eddie's Flat Stanley has had a great trip to Fort Kent, Maine! Fort Kent is located at the top of Maine, right along the Maine/Canada border.  Fort Kent is a French community, and people here speak both French and English.  

Maine is a very large state.  Fort Kent is 5 hours from Gorham! If we traveled south from Gorham, we would be in New York, so this should give you an idea how big the state of Maine is!!  

When Flat Stanley arrived, it was only -13 degrees! We also have a 20 degree difference in temperature in the winter than the lower part of the state. Brrrr!! Flat Stanley had to wear his heavy winter coat!!  The picture below shows the northern part of Route 1, which travels all the way down the US to Key West, Florida!

Flat Stanley is on his way to Boston, Massachusetts!! 

 

Jordyn's Flat Stanley in Pennsylvania!

Jordyn's Flat Stanley is having a great time swimming with the Grove City College Wolverines in Pennsylvania!

 

Claire's Flat Stanley in Colorado!

Claire's Flat Stanley is having fun enjoying the great outdoors in Colorado with Uncle Cy! He says hi from 9,000 feet above sea level in the Rocky Mountains! He has been skiing, hiking and playing with new friends!

 

Oliver's Flat Stanley in Boston!

Our first Flat Stanley has arrived in Boston! He has been hanging out on the Boston Waterfront in the artist's loft of Ben Freeman and having a fabulous time. Stanley likes the weather this winter in Boston because there is no snow, and he doesn't have to wear boots and a heavy coat. Stay tuned for his adventures next week when he travels to Paris, France! 

Thinking about a trip to Boston? Click here to find some great things to do! 

Welcome to a new year for Flat Stanley!

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!

Rebekah's Flat Stanley in North Carolina!

Rebekah's Flat Stanley has had such a great trip to North Carolina!  Look at all of the fun things he has done!

They went to Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina!  Look at those fancy cars!

Flat Stanley had fun watching the cars race around the track!

 Flat Stanley got to visit the Reed Gold Mine!

This is a plaster model of an 1896 nugget. It was the last large nugget found at the Reed Mine, weighing nearly 23 pounds!

Look at Flat Stanley on that piece of GOLD!

 They went to the Reed Gold Mine and the Thomas Wolfe Memorial!

Flat Stanley has GOLD FEVER!

 Flat Stanley went to see an Aladdin Show at the Levine Center for the Arts!  He loved it!

 Look at all of the animals they saw at the Lazy 5 Ranch!

 They took a hike at the beautiful Crowders Mountain State Park! North Carolina is a beautiful place to hike!

 Flat Stanley had a fun time visiting the Fort Dobbs State Historic Site!  He learned a little bit about North Carolina's history!

 Flat Stanley wasn't just sightseeing!  He went to work at McLaren with Aunt Kim at the Formula One Racing Shop!  Wow Flat Stanley would love to have a job like that!  He had a great day!

 Flat Stanley also spent some time in the wonderful city of Charlotte! It was a great trip to a fantastic state!

Flat Stanley thought these signs were very cool!

 He would love to back to visit North Carolina someday!