Charles Berry (DE 1035) - Naval Cruise Book

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MANY STRANGE SIGHTS GREETED OUR EYES IN THESE FAR-OFF LANDS. WE SAW SNAKE CHARMERS, PIPING WEIRD MELODIES ON THEIR ANCIENT INSTRUMENTS AS COILED DEATH WRITHED AT THEIR FEET WE ALL DID A GREAT DEAL OF SHOPPING, SPENDING MUCH TIME THOUGHTFULLY WEIGHING THE MERITS OF THE MERCHANDISE ' MANY OF US PURCHASED UNUSUAL SOUVENIRS WE WERE OFTEN ABLE TO ACQUIRE BEAUTIFUL HAND- MADE DOLLS, THEIR FLAWLESS FEATURES EXQUISITELY FASHIONED FROM THE MOST DELICATE MATERIALS 43

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FREQUENT DAMAGE CONTROL DRILLS WERE HELD ON THE WAY OVER. THE FIREFIGHTING TEAMS , SMOOTHLY PERFORMING THEIR TASK DESPITE BILLOWING CLOUDS OR SMOKE, WERE A FAMILIAR SIGHT DAMAGE CONTROL PARTIES, CLAD IN PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, DEMONSTRATED THE PROPER METHOD OF SHORING A BULKHEAD AT LAST WE ARRIVED IN THE MYSTERIOUS ORIENT, WHERE MULTITUDES OF CURIOUS ONLOOKERS THRONGED THE PIER TO GREET US NATURALLY , AS SOON AS THE BROW WAS OVER , THE LIBERTY PARTY WENT ROLLICKING ASHORE TO ENJOY THE EXOTIC PLEASURES WHICH BECKONED, FAR FROM THE HARSHER DISCIPLINES OF SHIPBOARD LIFE 42

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WE ' LL LONG REMEMBER THE SIGHT OF THE SIMPLE NATIVE GIRLS WALKING SERENELY DOWN THE NARROW, TWISTED STREETS OF THE LOCAL MARKET-PLACES , DRESSED IN THEIR TRADITIONAL ORIENTAL COSTUMES-- ALTHOUGH THE MENU OFTEN INCLUDED MANY UN- FAMILIAR ITEMS, WE SOON LEARNED TO ENJOY THE NATIVE CUISINE AND DINED WITH GUSTO ' TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES WERE EXCELLENT THERE WAS NEVER ANY CROWDING OR WAITING IN LINE FOR THE NEXT BUS OR TAXI 44