Bowen (FF 1079) - Naval Cruise Book

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I Pyramids, museum explored ! On August 9, BOW- En arrived in Alex- andria, Egypt for a five day port visit. Alexan- dria and Cairo, the capital, are the two major cities in Egypt. The country depends on the riile River, which flows the length of the country AW An KEVin tlARRlnOTOn. left, stands amidst the giant stones tiiat form the base of one of the Great t ' ramids of Oizeh. (Photograph by ttAA tlolt.) 2 GREG MA TTtlEI. beloiv. prepares mount a camel near the Great •amids. (Fhotograph b) MN3 So- from South to north, for its fertility. The vast majority of Egypt ' s inhabitants live in cities along the Piile Riv- er. Egypt is a predominant- ly agricultural land. Arabic is the official language, and most Egytians are Sunni Muslims. Almost all of the crew took advantage of inex- pensive one or two day tours of Cairo. On the way to the Great Pyramids of Qizeh and the Cairo Na- tional Museum, tour buses stopped at the tomb of An- war Sadat, president of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981. Just outside the city limits of Cairo, Bowen sail- ors toured the Great Pyramids of Qizeh, and the Great Sphinx, which date from the IV dynasty (2680- 2565 B. C). In Cairo, crew members spent several hours at the national Mu- seum, which features the contents of the tomb of King Tutankhamen, dis- covered in the Valley of the Kings in 1922 at Luxor, Egypt. re 2 EUOEI E CHRISTOPHER, above, stands guard at the tomb of slain Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in Cairo. (Staff photo graph. ) n CHRISTOPHER DAVlDSOn. Lit left, holds the reins of a camel ill Cairo, Egypt. (Staff photo gijph. I STG3 TODD JOHI SOI . left, stands in the foreground of the Great Pyramids. (Staff photo- graph. ) bertyCall 15

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Best port MALAGA ■ Bravo EspQna! It was generally regarded as the best port visit of MED 3-87. It was sunny beaches, interest- ing tours and abundant evening activities. It was Malaga, Spain. BOWEN arrived in Malaga on July 20. Located on a narrow coastal plain 260 miles south of Madrid, Malaga has a population of about 450,000. Malaga is the birthplace of Pablo Picasso, one of the most famous artists in history. While in Spain, many sailors toured the Alhambra, a spectacu- lar Moorish citadel and palace lo- Liberty, Spanish style SPAin OrrERED BOWEM sailors days and evenings full of European-style activity. Clockwise, from upper left: MM3 Bobby Johnson was one of many crew members to take the donkey safari tour (photograph by AWAA Holt); RM5 Stephen Tipton s Walkman identified him as an American on a Spanish beach (photograph by RMSH Frank); QMCM William Reed, LT Pasquale Prezioso, and MCI Mark Qill are about to board a bus for a tour of the Alhambra (photograph by RMl LittleReld); QMSM Robert Lyons met a British friend at one of Torremolinos ' many bars (photograph by QMQSM Brown); EMS Jim Collins and EMS Mitch Paul celebrate their arrival in Spain (photograph by QMQSn Brown); MM3 Math- an Clarke gets to know a new friend by the pool (staff photograph). cated in Granada. Others toured the Spanish countryside on a don- key safari. The ship ' s Command- ing Officer conducted a formal per- sonnel inspection and awards cer- emony. But the biggest attraction dur- ing BOWEri ' S Spanish port visit was Torremolinos. Easily accessi- ble from Malaga, Torremolinos was once a tiny fishing village. To- day it is a well known international tourist resort. In the summer, resi- dents of France, Holland, England, Germany, and many others invade Torremolinos for a month long holiday . Hotels, pools, bars, shops and beaches dominate Torremolinos . Crew members par- ticularty enjoyed the company of friendly European vacationers and a virtually non-stop night life. Spain ' s population, roughly equivalent to that of riew England, is lower than most European coun- tries. Although Spain has no offi- cial religion, more than 90 percent of the population are Catholic. BOWEM left Malaga on July 27, 1987 to continue anti-submarine warfare operations. Sunny beaches, tours, hot night- life made Spain the best port of MED 3-87. Liberty Call 17