I want to say a great big THANK YOU to Tera's Uncle Rob and Aunt Denice for showing me the sights in Colorado and Canada and for the great road trip back to Indiana, my home. It is great to be home.
Thank you, Thank you!
Tera's Flat Stanley Adventure
This is the story of my travel adventure to Colorado. - F. Stanley
My best friend Tera sent me off to go stay with Uncle Rob and Aunt Denice in Colorado. I arrived Saturday, October 29th, 2011. I will be staying with them for about 3 weeks.
Uncle Rob and Aunt Denice (I call them that too!) tell me that they have some fun adventures in store for me. I can't wait to find out what they are! I miss my friend Tera and cannot wait to see her again, but hopefully she will be following my adventures on this blog and we can keep in touch that way.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Home for Thanksgiving Dinner
Yeah! We made it home for Tera's family Thanksgiving Dinner. It was yummy! Turkey, noodles and my favorite, pumpkin pie!!
Tera and I also had lots of fun playing with her cousin Maddy.
After my long trip and eating too much pumpkin pie, I had to rest!!
Tera and I also had lots of fun playing with her cousin Maddy.
After my long trip and eating too much pumpkin pie, I had to rest!!
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Road Trip - Day 2
Buckled in and ready to start the day! |
Mississippi River |
- St. Louis Gateway Arch
- Six Flags (that would have been VERY fun!)
- St. Louis Zoo - with all kinds of great animals
- Children's museum
Illinois State Line (behind the construction sign) |
Rest Area! |
Crossing over into Indiana |
After a couple more hours, we arrived back home in Indiana. It is good to be back in my home state. I missed Tera a lot! We are spending a couple of days with Aunt Denice's family, then we are heading to see Tera on Saturday - yea!!
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Road Trip - Day 1
Pretty flat out in Eastern Colorado isn't it?! |
Crossing into Kansas |
My spot in the car |
For a lot of the drive, I literally hung out in the car... LOL.
Cool wind farm |
We ended up driving about 12 hours today. We stopped in Columbia, MO. We didn't get a sign crossing into Missouri as it was right in the center of Kansas City and traffic was a bit hectic being the day before a holiday at 4pm! Tonight, we did a little food shopping for tomorrow (Wal-Mart was a bit busy!), grabbed some wings for dinner and are now relaxing before we head out again tomorrow at 8am.
Good night everyone and Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow!
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Olympic Training Center
I am between the red and green circles! |
Yesterday, we did a little more touring around Colorado Springs. We actually visited the Olympic Training Center! As of August 1998, there are 12 Olympic organizations that have their national headquarters on the complex They are able to provide housing, dining, recreational facilities and other services for up to 557 coaches and athletes at one time on the complex. Some of the sports that are hosted by this training center include:
- Fencing - pretend fighting with swords!
- Shooting
- Weightlifting
- Gymnastics
- Triathlon - 3 sports in one: swimming, biking, and running
- Cycling
- Swimming
Rob and I at the cool statue out front |
Well, I head back to Indiana starting Wednesday. We will be driving. I will be sure and post along the way. We will be going through the states of Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois before making it back to Indiana.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Montreal Canada - Day 2
Montreal has been great! It is such a beautiful city. Did I happen to mention that the primary language in Montreal is French? Although most people do speak English, I found that French was the first language people used when they spoke to us.
On Monday morning, we went out for a run. It was fairly cold - about 40 degrees. Now this is 40 degree Fahrenheit which is the temperature scale we use in the United State. In Canada, they use Celsius. So 40 degrees to us is equivalent to 4.45 degrees in Canada. It seems so much colder when you convert temperatures to Celsius doesn't it?!
We got to experience early morning Montreal during our run. It was amazing! It is very different to see a new city before most people are out starting their day. It was beautiful. We started off at the hotel, ran up a very steep hill (remember that "mountain" I mentioned the first day?), and ran through McGill University. By the way, the mountain is known as Mount Royal. They do call it a mountain, but technically since it is only about 764ft above sea level, it really is only a hill. But it was hard running none the less!
McGill University was very interesting as well. over 34,000 students attend there every year, so it is very large. One of the largest in Canada actually. They offer over 300 different degrees. So you could graduate and become a doctor, lawyer, or one of 298 other occupations!
After our run, we had to shower, then get to work (the real reason we came to Montreal!). It was a travel related conference with over 350 people attending from all over Canada. Aunt Denice had to work at a booth, demonstrating her software. I helped out as you can see to the left. It was fun, but hard work.
Her software actually gives corporations Grade Point Averages - like what I will get in school when I get older. So it was kind of like I was still in school...
After the first session of working the booth, we had a couple hour break so we went out and saw the sights. There was an amazing looking cathedral as they call it right next to the conference. It was modeled after St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and was built in 1894. It definitely looks old!
I also took a picture of the Canadian flag so you could know what that looks like. It is the red and white flag with the maple leaf in the center.
After working all day and getting in a bit of sight seeing, we had dinner at the conference and then headed back to our hotel. We headed home early this morning. I'm exhausted!
On Monday morning, we went out for a run. It was fairly cold - about 40 degrees. Now this is 40 degree Fahrenheit which is the temperature scale we use in the United State. In Canada, they use Celsius. So 40 degrees to us is equivalent to 4.45 degrees in Canada. It seems so much colder when you convert temperatures to Celsius doesn't it?!
We got to experience early morning Montreal during our run. It was amazing! It is very different to see a new city before most people are out starting their day. It was beautiful. We started off at the hotel, ran up a very steep hill (remember that "mountain" I mentioned the first day?), and ran through McGill University. By the way, the mountain is known as Mount Royal. They do call it a mountain, but technically since it is only about 764ft above sea level, it really is only a hill. But it was hard running none the less!
McGill University was very interesting as well. over 34,000 students attend there every year, so it is very large. One of the largest in Canada actually. They offer over 300 different degrees. So you could graduate and become a doctor, lawyer, or one of 298 other occupations!
I'm working hard! |
Her software actually gives corporations Grade Point Averages - like what I will get in school when I get older. So it was kind of like I was still in school...
The Basilica |
The Canadian flag is 2nd from the left |
After working all day and getting in a bit of sight seeing, we had dinner at the conference and then headed back to our hotel. We headed home early this morning. I'm exhausted!
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Montreal Quebec, Canada
Denver to Montreal flight path |
Airport gate |
Me with my new passport! |
Montreal is the 2nd largest city in all of Canada. They not only speak English there, but French as well. I find it interesting as they kiss each other on both cheeks when they greet each other. Very different. I am not so much into kissing (especially girls!) so I am not sure how I feel about that part. But I think I generally like Montreal. They tell me there is a mountain not too far from our hotel and we may check that out in the morning.
Checking in at the airport gate |
That's our plane! |
Chillin' in our hotel room |
Until my next update, good night!
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