Time to say farewell....

Flat Stanley has had a wonderful visit in England with our family.    It was so much fun sharing this adventure with him.   Flat Stanley was impressed by a lot of things he saw.  He particularly enjoyed riding on the London Eye, where he got a wonderful view of the city.   When we asked him what his absolute favorite thing was, can you guess what he said?    It was of course, being able to see the Royal Wedding.    He was even invited to join the Royal family for the official wedding picture.    See if you can spot Flat Stanley....

Flat Stanley visits primary school

Flat Stanley's visit wouldn't have been complete without visiting a primary school.  He went for a tour of Frimley Church of England school, which is Roshan's school.   It was built in 1868, but it has changed a lot since then.   Flat Stanley really liked their school uniform.  He was also very surprised to hear that children go to school from September to the 3rd week of July.  Fortunately, they have regular breaks throughout the year.   If you want to read about the school's history : http://www.frimley.surrey.sch.uk/Default.asp?page=15

Here are some photos of his visit.

Flat Stanley arrives at the school....

School is part of international flag project with Australia 

 

http://www.landsdaleps.wa.edu.au/wordpress/?page_id=324 

Inside one of the classrooms

 

There's lots of green spaces to play or eat lunch when it sunny

Flat Stanley at the Royal Wedding

On  April 29th, crowds were gathered to celebrate the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.   Flat Stanley joined the celebrations.   Ifr you want to find out more: http://royal.uk.msn.com/wedding/

Here are some photos....

Flat Stanley visits London

Flat Stanley had a great time visiting London.   He saw a lot of interesting things there...  
If you want to read about London:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London

Here are some photos of the thing he saw.

Big Ben.   To learn morehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Ben

 

 

 

Taking in the sights with Roshan and Liam

 

He travelled by bus.  To learn more: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/modesoftransport/1548.aspx

 

He rode the London Eye.  To learn more:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Eye

He went to Picadilly Circus.  To read about: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piccadilly_Circus

London Telephone box.  To read about : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_telephone_box

He travelled on the tube.  To read about: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/modesoftransport/1574.aspx

And by taxi.  To read about: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackney_carriage

He met some nice bobbies.  To read about: http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/london/crime.htm

And visited Trafalgar Square.  To read about: http://www.london.gov.uk/trafalgarsquare/history/index.jsp

 

 

Flat Stanley visits Frimley Lodge Miniature Railway.

In our village, there is a miniature railway.   On the first Sunday of each month from March to November and on Holidays, children and parents can enjoy rides on all sorts of miniature trains.     On Easter Sunday, Flat Stanley got to visit the railway and even ride on a train.

If you want to learn more about the miniature railway,
click:  http://www.flmr.org/pages/Timetable.html

If you want to experience a virtual train ride,
click: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBStKX_cJ3c&feature=related

Here are some photos of Flat Stanley's visit.

Flat Stanley riding one of the train.

 

a walk in Frimley Green

Flat Stanley had fun exploring our village.  There are lots of things to see and nice places to walk.    Here are some of the things he saw...
If you want to read about our village,
click:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frimley_Green

This is the pub across the road from our house.

Houses look different than in America.

a lovely English cottage.

The village sign on the Green

St-Andrew's church

a lovely row of houses.

 In the village, there is also a canal.  It's a beautiful place to walk, feed the ducks and swans, ride your bicycle or practice water sports.

If you want to read about Basingstoke canal,
click: http://www.basingstoke-canal.co.uk/

Here are some photos of Basingstoke canal.

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Kayak lessons

Did you know all the swans in England belong to the Queen?

Flat Stanley arrives in England....

Dear Mrs Kiecana and students,

Our friend Jackson has sent Flat Stanley all the way from Virginia, USA to spend some time with our family in England.  We live in Frimley Green, Surrey, which is a village about 30 miles South West of London.    Flat Stanley arrived safely on April, 19th and we are looking forward to sharing some exciting adventures with him.

Here's Flat Stanley arriving at our house.