Camp Champions Blog

Let me start by saying that I have buried the lead in this article. The best part is at the end. So read on and enjoy!

[Note: as predicted, we have left the world of strong internet to a thin trickle in Myanmar.  I will post blogs, but may need to add the photos later.]

We strive to spend a long time in every country we visit. We want to steep in the culture and become familiar with money, traditions and art.

My previous blog on Hiroshima was a long one, so I decided to create a bonus blog to describe the ending of our day visiting the sacred island of Miyajima and the famous Itsukushima shrine.

Go Carps! Hoohoo! 2016 Central Division Champs, baby! No doubt about it. Of course, what would you expect from a team with Tanaka, Kikuchi, Arai AND Kuroda. I know! DYNASTY!

Osaka must have looked really modern in the 1970’s. OK, perhaps the entire city does not look like Pittsburg 40 years ago, but the area we stayed in was not prime real estate by any stretch of the imagination.

Please allow me to start today’s blog with a disclaimer.

Many people live and die by using Trip Advisor to assist their travels. We were once among them, but have found several tragic flaws of the Trip Advisor design.

The not so surprising news about our trip to Nara is that we visited shrines and temples.

This blog might be a tad longer, but I hope you will find it amusing as it helps celebrate our foolishness.