tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2543530924438553862012-01-29T08:35:39.903-05:00Abraham Lincolnnoreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254353092443855386.post-48515222689997928022012-01-29T19:44:00.001-05:002012-01-28T19:46:20.313-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G1Rc8yrnDHs/TySWQLNC3DI/AAAAAAAAWNI/C2y2zOdGiYs/s1600/shiogama_boats.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="406" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G1Rc8yrnDHs/TySWQLNC3DI/AAAAAAAAWNI/C2y2zOdGiYs/s640/shiogama_boats.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />This is the way I remember Shiogama. Smoke. Lots of noise. Fish smells. Boats moving around. I think it is now a large city and is part of Sendai proper.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/254353092443855386-4851522268999792802?l=www.mytravelsinjapan.com' alt='' /></div>Abraham Lincolnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254353092443855386.post-1607352214479245522012-01-28T17:24:00.004-05:002012-01-28T19:45:33.488-05:00<a href="http://s1085.photobucket.com/albums/j428/awlincoln/Artwork%20for%20poor%20Japanese/?action=view&amp;current=720-from-scan0001--abraham-lincoln.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Family Bath Night" border="0" height="421" src="http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j428/awlincoln/Artwork%20for%20poor%20Japanese/720-from-scan0001--abraham-lincoln.jpg" width="640" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/254353092443855386-160735221447924552?l=www.mytravelsinjapan.com' alt='' /></div>Abraham Lincolnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254353092443855386.post-79516797582635549202012-01-27T08:35:00.000-05:002012-01-29T08:35:39.920-05:00<a href="http://s1085.photobucket.com/albums/j428/awlincoln/Sendai%20Japan/?action=view&amp;current=sgt_jensen-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Sgt Jensen" border="0" height="446" src="http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j428/awlincoln/Sendai%20Japan/sgt_jensen-1.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Barracks at Camp Sendai were all built the same way: two floors, one large lavatory with about 8 toilets and 4 sinks and a shower room. Since everyone had to get up each morning at reveille, the sinks would be busy as were the toilets and showers. My idea was to get up before reveille and get cleaned up and ready to go before reveille. I usually was in the mess hall getting my first cup of coffee when I had to set it down and go stand with my squad and answer, "present," when my name was called.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/254353092443855386-7951679758263554920?l=www.mytravelsinjapan.com' alt='' /></div>Abraham Lincolnnoreply@blogger.com0