Baltimore (CA 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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Our second port in the Mediterranean, Cagliari, was our first with an Italian majority. Our arrival was greeted with signs of AMI, GO HOME - and for the first time perhaps we realized that Communism was indeed not confined to the greater Soviet. Sponta- neous street demonstrations often blocked the main drags, but no in- cidents occurred, and we managed to find more than enough friendly Italians whose wine-and-dark-bread hospitality still persisted. Of primary interest to us were the Fortress, centuries old, which commands the city from its site on top of the hill .... the University, co-ed and quite up to date .... the town park, where there was quiet music and where the people came to relax .... and the beach, where we had our first Mediterranean swim. Bars and restaurants abounded, and many hours were spent equally divided between the shops in the colonnade and the sidewalk bistros. In fact, Cagliari turned out to be a pleasant surprise. CAGLIARI