Benner (DD 807) - Naval Cruise Book

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vale.: Four hours away Trom The docks by rail was London, and Those of us who made The Trip will long remember The lc wee end spenT There. The ciTy is iam-packed wiTh hisTory and TradiTion, and aT every Turn we encounTered places Tamed in song and sTory. Buckingham Palace, ScoTland Yard, The l-lorse Guards, and The Tower oT London were Taken in by sighTseers and camera Tiends by day, and The Tamed WesTminsTer Abbey, London Bridge, and Big' Ben also were prime obiecTs oT inTeresT. By nighT we decended on Piccadilly Circus, renowned Tor iTs commandos and as The cross-roads oT The BriTish Empire. The ever-presenT hospiTaliTy added To London's aTTracTions-how do you go abouT geTTing shore duTy There?

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Mrr ATTer Two weeks oT dreary, sunless days, The sighT oT The sunliT WhiTe CliTTs oT Dover was welcome indeed. Only a shorT day's run up The Cornish coasT broughT us To The small summer resorT and seaporT oT Barry, Wales. The harbor was unique in ThaT we had To pass Through a seT oT locks, The inner harbor being considerably higher Than The enTrance. A very warm and enThusiasTic welcome was given The Benner, many people inviTing The Yanks inTo Their homes. ii l

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Y 2 i 6001, Here The TirsT example oT The many conTrasTs in condiTions which we were To see ThroughouT The lv1ediTerranean: The old and The new sTand To- geTher as evidence oT The rapid growTh oT mod- ern European culTure on a background of ancienT cusToms. Famed as a haven Tor spies, secreT agenTs and counTeragenTs oT various kinds, Lisbon's nar- row sTreeTs and darlc alleys lend iT a genuine aT- mosphere oT espionage and inTrigue. JusT a Tew sTeps from These selT-same darlc alleys is a large modern shopping disTricT, compleTe wiTh The laTesT Paris sTyles. Taxis and Trolleys compeTe Tor righT oT way wiTh crowds oT pedesTrians, while The naT- Tily uniformed TraTTic cops wave Them on Trom all direcTions. . r',-f l . l I S see' Viale yiewe ix rg X she' '