Brownson (DD 868) - Naval Cruise Book

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We arrived in Naples on 22 February and immediately commenced buying all the hats, cameos and gloves we could afford. Tour parties left daily for Pompeii, Amalfi, Sorrento and Rome. The Bay of Naples was an introduction to the many wonders awaiting our travelers, who discovered that Pompeii still lives, as they viewed her chariot tracks, her erotic and political wall scribblings, and her lava Lencrusted human forms.They also found in Rome all of the beauty and magnificence they expected from the Roman Forum, The Vatican, the Colosseum, the Pantheon, the Palatine and the Catacombs. Those who remained in Naples enjoyed just sharing a pizza or two with an attractive sig- norina at The Snake Pit . Reluctantly we left Italy on the 25th - but France beckoned. Our bus stops on The Apian Way before the gates of Rome. Everette, Deanes and Colombo pause along the Amalfi-Sorrento coast. l Watch for the pigeons when crossing Piazza Plebescito in Nap- les! This view of the Colosseum, built in 80 AD, clearly illustrates the governmental restoration efforts. ,

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