You will never guess where I got to this week! (And no fair looking at the photograph until you have read the whole message).

You will remember that I went on a Peace March in London a few weeks ago. (I am still waiting for Sally to finish the roll of film that was in the camera so that I can send you a picture). Well, it seems that the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, was watching the news coverage of the march and saw me there and he thought it would be really good if I could come with him as he went around various countries over the past week talking to their leaders to see if we could find a way to avoid having to go to war.

Well, one of his secretaries telephoned your uncle Greg and asked if it would be all right if I joined him on a trip. Greg said that would be fine so he put me in an envelope addressed to 10 Downing Street, London (that's where the Prime Minister of Great Britain lives - it's like the White House is where the President lives but they don't have a president in Britain - the Prime Minister does the same kind of job really).

So, I arrived at 10 Downing Street and as soon as the envelope was opened and I could pop out, Tony Blair picked me up and we went racing off to Heathrow Airport for a flight to Italy. We first met with the Italian Prime Minister and then we went to the Vatican where I got to meet the Pope! He was really nice and he was really excited to meet me - you can see in the picture how he took me away from Tony Blair so that he could hold me close up. Well, we talked for quite a long time and I told the Pope a few jokes which he thought were very funny. Did you know that the Vatican is just a small city but it is a whole country all on its own? I think it must be one of the smallest countries in the whole world!

Well, that's about it for this week. I can't wait to see what happens over the next week.

Your pal,

Flat Stanley