London, England: 5,399 miles

Thanks to technology our Flat Stanley zipped around the world and back! He stopped to visit a friend in London, England and returned with some great information. Our new friend Ruby wrote about London and some personal favorites:

-The distance from London to Qingdao is 5,399 miles which is about 8,638 km.
-The capital of England is London which is located at 51° 5´ altitude and 0° longitude.
-In London, it is winter now and rains frequently. The temperature is 5.1°C ~ 10.04°C.
-Famous places in London that I visited are The British Museum, The National Gallery, Big Ben, Tower Bridge, Buckingham palace, Hyde Park, Greenwich Observatory, and Royal Albert Hall. The British Museum is near my home and I often go there. Royal Albert Hall is a very big hall and a good place to enjoy listening to music. Big Ben is a big clock tower in the Parliament. The National Gallery has many pictures. Hyde Park is a very big park. Buckingham palace is the place in which Queen of England lives. Queen Elizabeth often goes to Winsor Castle which is another place of living. Tower Bridge is a big bridge of history.
-Greenwich Time is standard time of the world.
-Sports Cricket, football, Netball, Dancing
-Books The snow king, The storm castle, Hot dog (Oxford Reading tree)
-Television programs The story of Tracy Beaker, Horrid Henry, Take a bow, Arthur
-My school is St. George the Martyr CE Primary School. In my school there are 6 classes, each for six years. My class is Year 4 and called class 4 or King William IV which consists of 22 students.

At the National Gallery

Trafalgar

The British Museum

At School!

Money!

Thanks Ruby for showing Stanley and our class around London! You were a great host!

West Mansfield, OH, USA: 6,952.4 miles

Some of our Flat Stanleys had a lay over in West Mansfield, OH, USA on their way to other parts of North America. Mrs. Anderson (Miss Anderson's mom) was kind enough to forward them along AND take pictures of their arrival and departures!

First Stop, West Mansfield, Ohio, USA! Miss Anderson's House!

West Mansfield is 6,952.4 miles from Qingdao, China -or- 11,188.9 kilometers

Stanleys in their envelope waiting for someone to come home!

West Mansfield Post Office, it is about a 2 minute car ride from the house.

They are in another envelope ready to go meet their hosts all over America and Canada!
One lucky Stanley took the 7 minute car ride to Benjamin Logan Elementary to meet with Mrs. Smith's first grade class that will host him! We are looking forward to getting to know some boys and girls in Bellefontaine, OH as they get to know us!

Mrs. Rader with one of our Stanleys! She passed it on to one of the teachers, Mrs. Smith! Thanks Mrs. Rader!

A Note from Mrs. Anderson:

Dear Miss Anderson and Second Grade QMIS Class,

Your first envelope of Flat Stanleys have arrived safely in West Mansfield, OH, USA on Monday afternoon! They were placed in our door. ( see pic) They all were very shy when they were placed in the large envelopes you provided to go to their separate destinations so I didn't take any pictures.

They then made the 2 minute ride to our local post office to continue their travels.

They had to spend the night and next day there since it was Veterans Day on Tuesday and the Post Office was closed.

The Flat Stanley that was traveling to Mrs. Smith Class at Benjamin Logan Elementary School was warmly received by the secretary of the school, Mrs. Rader. She placed Flat Stanley in Mrs. Smith mailbox since she was out at a class today. But she and her class are excited about the visitor from China!

I am looking forward to following all the adventures of your Flat Stanleys!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Kim Anderson (Miss Anderson's Mom)

Thanks Mrs. Anderson (Mom :-)) for all your help. And thanks to all of our other hosts receiving our flat friends!