Flat Stanley in Spain!

Bilbao - Moyua Square

 



Bilbao Old Town

 

 

Break of my job to breakfast!  Breakfast in Bilbao.

 

Building of Deputation of Basque Government

 

Main Street of Bilbao - Gran Via



Port Village - Zierbena
 

 

Port Village and Serantes Mount

 

Resting among the flowers!
 

Stanley wants to swim!!
  

Subway station in Bilbao - Moyua Square

 

Tipical coffee shop of Bilbao



Uribe Coast - Barrika

Flat Stanley in Finland!

So Stanley visited Rovaniemi with me. It's the capital of Lapland, the northest region of Finalnd. It has about 60,000 inhabitants so it's fairly big for a Finnish city. Rovaniemi is also located on the Arctic Circle.

Here Stanley visited my high school, Lyseonpuiston Lukio (Lyseonpuisto High School). It's the biggest high school in Lapland with about 700 students and the building is over 100 years old. Finland is famous for it's school system which is said to be one of the best in the world.

Finland is often called the Land of a thousand lakes. That's very true, because there are almost 200,000 lakes in Finland, more than in any other country. Here's Stanley overlooking one.

Stanley is running with me in the Lappish nature at dusk.

Here's Stanley with skiing tracks. Skiing is a very popular winter sport here in the snowy Lapland.

I took Stanley with me to Santa Claus Village on the Arctic Circle. Unfortunately it was too snowy to take a picture of him on the actual Arctic Circle (it's painted on the ground there) but I took a picture of him with this sign that show the distance to some major cities.

Stanley with one of the signs.

Stanley is visiting the Santa Claus' Main Post Office. It's an actual post office where you can send your mail. And I have actually been a trainee there ones for a school project!

 

 

There are always Christmas trees at the Santa Village. Also, you can see the main building on the background.

 

 

Thank you!

We just want to say thank you to everyone who has sent us pictures of Flat Stanley so far!  We are learning so much! Our students have been testing for the last few weeks, so we apologize for being behind in our postings.  More to come soon!  Have a great rest of the week!

Flat Stanley in Singapore!

 

Flat Stanley in Italy!

Hi, I am from Tuscany region, in centre of Italy!

Flat Stanley has been to the sea with us in Easter time, he has relaxed on the beach in the sand (Marina di Cecina, (LI), Easter).

Today, 2th Aprile, he has been with us in Empoli (near Florence), he has visited the principal square of the city and he stay in front of the Lion Fountain, and he has relaxed in the green of a public garden.

Now Flat Stanley will fly away to Berlin...

Flat Stanley in Japan!

Flat Stanley visited Makuhari.

We went to Kaihin-Makuhari area.

Here is a business section of this city and here is known as large shopping malls and international exhibition.

Makuhari has three station, Kaihin-Makuhari Station(Keiyo-line / Musashino-line), Keisei-Makuhari Station(Keisei-line), and Makuhari Station(JR Sobu line). 

First and second picture are Kaihin-Makuhari Station.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 At Internal Exhibition

 

 

 

 

Here is Keisei Makuhari Station.

A monument is near the station. This is for Konyo Aoki (1698-1769).

He was scholar in the Edo period of Japan and he is known as sweet potato. 

Those days, sweet potato were grown in only western Japan but it was known as emergency food for famine.

He made it possible to glow sweet potato in Edo, here( second picture) is where he did trial prototype.

Thanks to him, a lot of people's lives were saved in the Great Femine of Tenmei.

 

 

 

 

 We went to my workplace.we used train(Keisei-line.)

 

 

We arrived workplace.

All medical articles that are used in hospital are purchased in this department.

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Today's lunch!

 

 

Let's go back to home! It's already night!

But today we don't use train and walk as far as the next station, 

because it might be cherry trees are in bloom...!

...bloom??

 

 

Not yet in bloom!

But preparation for next week Cherry blossom festival has already started.

"Sakura-Maturi" (Cherry Blossom Festival)

 

 

Today we went to Tojo residence.

Here is for Akitake Tokugawa , the younger brother of  the Last Shogun of Japan Yoshinobu Tokugawa.

He is known for 1867 Paris Expo as delegation of Japan. 

This residence completed in 1884, and recognized as a important cultural property in 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Butterfly!

 

 

Bathroom

very cold in winter...

2 types of toilet.

We can see Tokyo Sky Tree!

 

 

 

 

This leaves are hollyhock (We call "Aoi") and Family Crest of Tokugawa Family.

Many Japanese family have their family crest, and some women have crest that inherited from woman to woman( from mother to daughter).Mine is butterfly.

 

 

 This is bat, sign of good luck.