tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50505138182912092352012-02-16T09:01:54.389-08:00Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973800295807098379noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050513818291209235.post-27096188630377174392009-10-22T05:50:00.000-07:002009-10-22T06:18:42.075-07:00Hello to Mrs Ryan's class!<div><br /></div><div>Flat Stanley and I have not forgotten about you!</div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately I've been really sick for a while so I haven't gone out. </div><div><br /></div><div>Being the lovely chap he is, F.S. wouldn't go anywhere without me. Instead he stayed in with me and brought me orange juice and Kleenex and tucked the covers around me while I napped on the sofa.</div><div><br /></div><div>He's a good guy, he is!</div><div><br /></div><div>He and I have plans for this weekend, however, so there should be more adventures soon!</div><div><br /></div><div>Auntie Carol</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5050513818291209235-2709618863037717439?l=flatstanleyandauntiecarol.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973800295807098379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050513818291209235.post-46551958841239115082009-10-07T03:44:00.000-07:002009-10-07T04:45:47.503-07:00<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;">Hello!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">On Saturday 3rd October, 2009 Flat Stanley took the train from Crewe into London. Once we got to London, we went to the <a href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/">British Museum</a>.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s5DsUG8NoVA/Ssx2AcZXpeI/AAAAAAAAAAc/oNGbmOgkY6Y/s320/britishmuseum.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389812604050318818" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5DsUG8NoVA/Ssx38fDNNII/AAAAAAAAAA8/sBY23YGBXvY/s320/courtyard.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389814735066444930" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;">We both really liked the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/the_museum/history_and_the_building/great_court.aspx">Great Court</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;">...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5DsUG8NoVA/Ssx2p6v7MTI/AAAAAAAAAAs/WwY0Q1fxoqw/s320/lionweb.jpg" style="text-align: right;float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389813316572623154" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">...and Flat Stanley insisted on meeting one of the stone lions in the Great Court!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s5DsUG8NoVA/Ssx3ZJ1XkJI/AAAAAAAAAA0/N35OXuzMVV8/s320/rosettastoneweb.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389814128075837586" /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The first thing we went to see was the <a href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/aes/t/the_rosetta_stone.aspx">Rosetta Stone</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;">This stone is very important because it let people learn a new language! Flat Stanley thought that was very cool (and so do I!).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s5DsUG8NoVA/Ssx8w6vUUlI/AAAAAAAAABs/5U1LrRMeBfw/s320/Ramesses+II+altered.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389820033898926674" /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Then we went to see the Egyptians. This statue of <a href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/museum_and_exhibition/audio_description_tour/colossal_bust_of_ramesses_ii.aspx">Ramesses II</a> was Flat Stanley's favourite. He liked the beard!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Since Flat Stanley really liked the statues, I took him to see another statue - this one is from <a href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/aoa/h/hoa_hakananaia.aspx">Easter Island</a>. (A very lovely gentleman held Flat Stanley - or F.S. as I like to call him - so that I could get a picture showing just how big the statue is!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5DsUG8NoVA/Ssx7URHUL2I/AAAAAAAAABk/3asiPy1k4Rc/s320/Easter+Island+web.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389818442177326946" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">After that it was time to head home...F.S. and I were both really tired! So we took a double-decker bus to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crouch_end">Crouch End</a>, which is were we were staying. F.S. wanted to ride on the upper deck, so we did. He says you can see a lot from up there!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5DsUG8NoVA/Ssx63PddBxI/AAAAAAAAABc/YZIbiLPIkzc/s320/crouchendbus.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389817943517103890" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">We both had a really great time in London. F.S. and I are looking forward to more adventures together!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5050513818291209235-4655195884123911508?l=flatstanleyandauntiecarol.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973800295807098379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050513818291209235.post-29642549668631380072009-10-07T03:37:00.000-07:002009-10-07T03:43:41.657-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">On Thursday 1st October 2009, Flat Stanley took a </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_390" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">pendolino train</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> into the city of </span><a href="http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Manchester</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">, in the county of Lancashire in </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">England</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">, which is one of four countries that make up the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">United Kingdom</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">.</span><div><br /><div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s5DsUG8NoVA/SsxvuHPTwxI/AAAAAAAAAAM/6q_I-Fjtlo8/s320/pendolino+train+reduced.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389805692063564562" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">While Flat Stanley was in Manchester, he visited the </span><a href="http://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Manchester Museum</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> and met another Stanley. THIS Stanley was not at all flat, though! This was<br /></span><h1><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Stan the </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Tyrannosau</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">rus rex</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">!</span></span></span></i></h1><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5DsUG8NoVA/Ssxv_wPXfeI/AAAAAAAAAAU/ODFFvIog3lE/s320/Stan+the+T+Rex+reduced.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389805995127438818" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">You can read all about Stan </span><a href="http://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/yourvisit/galleries/stan/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">on his very own webpage</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">!<br /><br />This is just the first of MANY adventures Flat Stanley is going to have here. Tomorrow morning he's going to London!<br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5050513818291209235-2964254966863138007?l=flatstanleyandauntiecarol.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973800295807098379noreply@blogger.com0