Braine (DD 630) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Island of Roses most famous of the Dodecanese islands. The old wall- ed city and the line beaches furnished many pleasant hours of recreation for the entire crew. The Old Walled City Harbor at Night 8 t The Stalwart Fortress of St. George i .V R 1-I Rolling Along ii Y., . xl A lot of little roads

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The Public Square near the water front. Triestan Flags may be seen on 4 lamp posts around the per- imeter of the square. The charm of Trieste - Bowling alley on pier where ship was tied up - Principal means of relax- ation, with a beer hall in the back room. ' x TRIESTE .... City of International Mystery and Intrigue: Capital City of the Free Territory of Trieste: Torn by the rivalry of Italy and Yugoslavia. Cuoverned at present by England, the United States and Yugoslavia in respective zones. The people refer to themselves as Triestans not Italians nor Yugo- slavs. C Waterfront: Bow of ship is in foreground - I-Iills of Yugo- slavia in background. Castle overlooking the sea. In View is a Lim 1-1. GY S ip. Lord Mountbatten, British Fleet Admiral, inspecting the Honor Guard. . Y-,Q VVVVV - Y . Typical ruinsin the hills over looking the waterfront area.

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Main Street 3 Q Ent . mf A Minaret Yes - We Shot itw Ismir, in Turkey, a country of fierce independent people, with an old world oriental atmosphere, im- pressed us with its Moslem spires and minarets, its busy crowded markets, and the coffee houses where a smoker might sport the very simplest meerschaum pipe or the most elaborate, Water-cooled smoking apparatus. Along the water front Ata Turk