Portugal

Flat Stanley had the opportunity to travel out of the United States to several different countries. One country he was fortunate to travel to was Portugal. He had a great time there and got to see many things. He learned that Portugal no longer has a king or queen. They now elect a president. The man who would be king if they still had one lived in the same town that Stanley stayed in! This is an old palace where a queen lived 200 years agao. The big green door is the entrance. The string behind Abby's head is to ring the bell. At this school Stanley got to attend class with Abby. All of her classes are in Portuguese except for English. English is taken as a foreign language. Abby attends school from 9:00Am to 4:00PM except for Wednesday. On Wednesday she attends school until 5:00PM. Stanley tasted some food that is not native to Pennsylvania. The long food is called travesseiro. It's named after a long, olde fashioned pillow that is shaped just like it. The round cake is called Pastel de Nata. It's a cream custard tart, very typical in Portugal. Sintra is a very old town. It was very popular for the royal court to go and stay for the summers for hundereds of years before there was air conitioning. It's on a mountain and is much cooler than the area around it. The difference between a castle and a palace is a palace was a very rich, fine place where people lived. A castle was more like a fort. It was a place that could be dfended in case of attack. It was used more for protection. The town of Lisbon, which is nearby and the capital of Portugal, also has an old castel on a hill overlooking it. Many cities are like this in Portugal.

Flat Stanley

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