Braine (DD 630) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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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Lava from Mount Etna Taormina's Church Ancient Greek Theatre Stromboli Near Sicilian Coast From Augusta Bay we went to see Mt. Etna, one of the world's few remaining active volcanoes which erupted in 1950 and poured out pumice and lava to a distance of 20 miles. lt looked harmless when we saw it, but then so did Stromboli and it had erupted only a 'month or so before, so we didn't stay very close for very long. Winter, they tell us, covers Mt. Etna with snow and the unobstructed treeless slopes become a skier's paradise. And we discovered Taormina, a picturesque little town hidden a- way on the slopes of Mt. Etna. . Q , in D Monument to Mussolini Augusta Bay 4 I 5 1 5. l f 1 I . i l l l lil ls ll I r... fi