Ault (DD 698) - Naval Cruise Book

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a ivorno Our second port of call .vas Livorno, on the northern coast of Italy. It afforded the crew the opportunity to visit the nearby city of Pisa, famous for its leaning tower. Not many miles away was the even more famous and beautiful city of Florence. Tours to both Pisa and Florence enabled many AULT sailors to view the sites of history making inventions and discoveries of the renais- sance era; to view paintings, statues, and architecture of the world masters such as Michelangelo, Donatello and Leonardo de Vinci. 9 h murium!! niiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiii RRRR

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arseiue ni Marseille, France ' s largest seaport and second largest city, became the first liberty port for the AULT sailors. Dollars were quickly changed into francs and the AULT sailors ' ' hit the town to; take advantage of shopping for perfume and souvenirs; sightseeing visits to the many churches such as Notre Dame and the surrounding countryside; to the USO for meals and local enter- tainment; to some of the fine restaurants for a taste of ' ' real french foods and wines; and to the street of dreams and the American Bar for just plain entertainment. I M R

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