Fort Mandan (LSD 21) - Naval Cruise Book

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CANNES This view was a familiar one — it was one of the first things we saw coming up into Cannes from Fleet Landing. Cannes has many beautiful parks with trees, flowers, statues and structures such as this one. Men pass, but France is eternal. HENRI -HONORE ' GIRAUD After a hurried review of our parlez-vous and oui, oui, we arrived at Cannes, France for a full week of life on the fabled French Riviera. We were all remorseful that we were a bit early for bikini season, but we found conso- lation elsewhere. The trip covering the Riviera area had much to offer--Nice, Monaco and Monte Carlo (we missed Grace), and some can- did shots for our shutter bug friends. Some of us managed to get in a short excursion to the French Alps for sight-seeing and skiing. Others made the long haul to Paris and came back ex- claiming c ' est magnifique! We sampled the champagne, the cognac, the hospitality, the sights--and some of us even came to like that black, syrupy substance the French call coffee. In France we found beauty, culture, tradition, history, and gaiety. We found congeniality. We found modern architecture, and structures erected hundreds of years ago. We saw many aspects of France --some of us saw the big city, others the rural areas, others the resort areas. But most of us gathered up memories that will make France eternal for us. The Funel perfume factory produces many pleasant fra- grancies. Some of us were able to see how they are made in the factory. Cannes is now a modern resort area, but scenes such as this old church are reminiscent of the past. 10

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GRANADA Sailors photographed sailors in the shutter- bug scramble to capture the beauty of the hills of Granada and the Alhambra palace. The Moorish architecture of the Alham- bra was breath-taking, as witnessed by this shot of one of the many courts there. 1 21 M m s . mm- 3 We encountered several Spanish gypsies in Granada who peddled castanets, told for- tunes, and asked for American cigarettes. In the Cathedral of Granada are the embellished tombs of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, who backed Christ- opher Columbus.

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FRANCE The Arc de Triomphe and the Champs Elysees are only a small fraction of the beauties Paris has to offer. Nice was only a few miles from Cannes. This statue in Massena Square was a sight many of us saw there. The casino at Cannes is one of the feature at- tractions for tourists. Most of us never ventured inside. This statue is one of many which adorn the streets and parks of Cannes. The boulevard here is near the beach. A few blocks from the beach and the nightclubs, one can view a simple scene such as this in Cannes. 11