Jackson will now tell you what he and Flat Stanley have been up to since the end of July, when we all left Canada.
Flat Stanley came with me to New York. First, we went to the American Museum of Natural History and there was a big exhibit about mammals, including all the big ones from Africa.
Flat Stanley loved going to the Yankees game!
They won against the Baltimore Orioles!
Here we are on the Staten Island Ferry going to see the Statue of Liberty.FS did not get seasick.
There she is!
FS liked seeing the flagship store for Nintendo
I'm tired of walking all day but FS wants to keep going
Then FS came with us to Paris - we got to see the finish of the Tour de France!
FS came with me to the Louvre, where the Mona Lisa is
There are nice buildings and fountains everywhere in Paris
The best thing we did in Paris was climb up the Eiffel Tower
Then we came to the Languedoc region of southern France - Carcassonne is a famous medieval castle that is fun to explore in the day . . .
and the night! 
Carcassonne also has a really big food market every Saturday morning
FS is always hungry. He especially likes apples!
Here FS got to ride a horse at a park in Toulouse
FS liked the Botanical Gardens in Toulouse
We all loved going to Bordeaux - here FS is sitting with us on some steps of a famous building
One day in Bordeaux, we stopped for a snack at the Charles Dickens pub. Everyone there spoke English!
FS likes to sit up and keep an eye on things
FS watched me run in the mist at the Mirror of Water -
I left him with Mom so he would not get wet
FS loved riding the train in Bordeaux as much as I did!
But our favourite thing of all is playing at the beach in NarbonneIf you click ">here, you will see where FS and I have our base in southern France. Next, we will go to Kenya and Tanzania in November. Flat Stanley is ready for more adventures - we'll check back with you again later!
Dear Jackson and Flat Stanley,
ReplyDeleteThank you for telling us about your trip so far. We liked the picture of Flat Stanley with the horse. We would like to ride a horse too! Flat Stanley is so lucky to see so many interesting buildings. What is the weather like in France right now? It's starting to get cold here now. We might get some snow at the end of the week. Did you get to go trick-or-treating for Halloween? We like how Flat Stanley is always watching what's going on. What was it like at the Nintendo store? Can you buy stuff there or is it just to look at? How do you and your family get to all those places? Is the Eiffel Tower as tall as our CN Tower in Toronto? We've been working hard at school. We learned all about bats. Did you know that bats are nocturnal? They don't come out in the daytime because it's too hot. Their thin wings would burn and dry up in the sun.
We hope that you are having fun.
Bye for now,
your Language Class friends in Ottawa