Hello Braxton, Thank you for allowing Flat Stanley to come and visit us in England. He arrived during a cold Friday afternoon and we decided to take him into London to see some of the sights on Saturday. We began by taking an overground train from our local station into the city and then had to go on the underground trains to get right into the centre. I took a picture of Stanley at the bottom of the escalator we went on to get down to the underground trains. Our first stop was at the London Eye which was erected as part of our millennium celebrations, from here we walked over Westminster Bridge to visit the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, this is where our politicians meet to make our laws. We were lucky to meet a very nice policeman who showed Stanley where Gordon Brown our Prime Minister lives at 10 Downing Street and he was kind enough to have his photo taken with Stanley. We thought it would be a good idea to visit London most famous toy store, Hamleys. Stanley posed with one of the cuddly bears and beside a sign s howing where he was. He had good fun seeing all the exciting things on display for Christmas. By now we were getting tired and had to stop for a coffee before heading to Carnaby Street which was once the centre for London fashion. They had wonderful floating snowman decorations which made us all smile. Everybody had an enjoyable day meeting interesting people who work in London and seeing some of our attractions, I hope you like the photos. Love Barbara and Jennifer Ranscombe
