Flat Stanley visits Hull City Centre

Hi Miss Mason and class,

Hiya boys and girls!


Did you notice I said "hiya"? That's how English people greet each other. 

We say "ya'll" in Alabama, which really means 'you all'. English people think it sounds funny when we say 'ya'll' (just like we think it sounds funny when they say 'hiya'). 


Today was so much fun! I can't wait to show you the pictures of the City Centre in Hull. (In British English, they sometimes spell words differently from us, like the word center).

We got to see so many beautiful old buildings and statues. My favorite is this one of Queen Victoria. It sits in the middle of the city in a big square and the City Hall and shops surround her. (That's the City Hall in the background).


Did you know that Queen Victoria was Queen for 63 years and that she holds the record for being the longest reigning Queen in history?!


She is also famous for something else quite extraordinary. I suppose I'll just have to tell you what it is since you might be there all day trying to guess.


When her husband, Prince Albert, died in 1861 she was so sad that she wore a black dress and mourned for him for 40 years! Can you believe that?

She was also famous for being Queen when Britain was an empire that stretched all the way around the world. 

(Oh, I forgot to tell you that the reason I am not in this picture is that the statue is so tall, I couldn't get in. But, I'm in a close-up which I will show you next).

Flat Stanley arrives in England!

Dear Miss Mason and class,

Hi boys and girls!

After a very long journey (over 4,000 miles!), I finally got to my home in Hull, England last Wednesday.

 Whew! Was I ever tired after such a long journey! Do you see me here, standing with the Englishman outside our house?

My hostess was very nice and the first thing she said was, "Would you like a cup of tea and a biscuit?"

Well, in Alabama, I like my tea in a tall glass with ice and sugar and lemon. And biscuits? in the afternoon?

How funny these Englishmen are! They drink tea hot, in a cup, with sugar and milk! And biscuits are not biscuits at all. They are cookies!

These Englishmen love tea so much, they even say they are having their tea when what they really mean is, we're eating our dinner.