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!