For those of you not familiar with Flat Stanley (I had never heard of him until a couple of weeks ago!), we were introduced to him in the mail by my 7-year old niece, Ani. Her school project is to send Flat Stanley on as many places as possible, and then we fold him up and send him back to her school for her show and tell, to share where he has been.

So my husband and I decided to take him to Thailand, although Ani's intent was for her Uncle Jim who works in aerospace/satellites to "send him to the moon."

So far, Flat Stanely has really enjoyed himself. He endured 24 hours of travel fairly well, and didn't get too cranky.

We arrived Bangkok yesterday around 3:30p.m., and decided not to take a nap because we didn't want to get thrown off too much by the time change. So we managed to stay awake, and had a few drinks (Mai Thai's for me!) in the lounge. Flat Stanley is underage, so he just had water. Our riverside hotel is nice at the Montien, and the views are very nice. The service here is outstanding, as if everyone here is looking out for your well-being.

We are taking Flat Stanley to the Grand Palace today. We have to wear long pants and long sleeves when we go there, so I've got to buy a new shirt for him so we are allowed in.

More later...stay tuned!