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INSTAIVBUL, TURKEY One high light of the cruise was our visit to Istanbul. Located on the eastern side of the Bosphorus, Istanbul presents a picturesque skyline, with the domes and minarets of her many mosques standing out against the backdrop of the city. One cannot help but be impressed with the setting of the Near East when viewing the city from its seaward approach. However, many of us were surprised to find that a large part of Istanbul is a very modern city with many cars, busses, trolleys, large buildings, and well-paved, wide streets. A favorable comparison could be made with many of our own large cities. However, along her wide avenues and well kept parks, she retains a qual- ity of the old as well as the new, and if you cross the Golden Horn, you find ancient cobblestone streets and overhanging buildings just as they were centuries ago. The picture is completed with the mosques and obelisks, bazaars and peddlers creating an atmosphere of an entirely different world. Thus the paradox of combined Eastern and Western cultures is the most remarkable attribute of this unique and historic city. Before 1924 Istanbul was known for centuries as Constantinople, named for Emperor Constantine, who took the city for the Roman Empire. Since that time, Constantinople has been the cause of many wars due to its strategic location at the gateway of the Black Sea. With the rise of the Ottoman Empire in the 18th Century, the city fell into Turkish hands and has been under Turkish rule ever since. In 1924, when the Turk- ish government was reformed and the old Sultan rule abandoned, Constantinople was renamed Istanbul. The last 25 years has seen Istanbul develop into the modern city it is today, due largely to the reforms of the new and democratic form of government and the progressive spirit of the Turkish people. The most interesting places we saw in Istanbul were : the Blue Mosque noted for its beautiful interior of blue porcelain mosaic; the Sultan ' s Palace, which has on display much of the accumulated treasure of many sul- tans; the Egyptian Bazaar where one can buy anything imaginable and at the most extraordinary prices; and St. Sophia, the third largest church in the world. Open to all Naval personnel during our visit was the YMC. Canteen, which provided music and refresh- ments for all. Much of the night life was centered at the canteen for that reason, however many branched out to take in the more well known night-spots along Pera Street, the center of Istanbul ' s night life. I UPPER LEFT- Prayer Tower (.r inaret) of a LOWER LEFT- Courtyard of Turkish palace LOWER RIGHT- Turkish danger. i
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L ' ' ' ' Hi ol streets ond Buildings •■ nm . f 1 1 , ' I ' f III ' » ' ■:Ti ii| !? Il l liii ' J ij: I PATRAS— Third Seaport of Greece .»- f Our visit to the City of Patras, Greece broadened our contact with the modern Grecian, and helped add to our respect for this group of people who fought so long and desperately for their independence. We were moored to a wharf in the center of the city and as became usual during our Med cruise were the center of attraction. Practically the whole population walked by to look us over. Patras offers little as a tourist attraction, but it is a bustling city of about 100,000 people engaged in acting as importer and exporter of Greek products and the produc- tion of fine wines, primarily at the Clauss Winery. Some of us visited this establish- ment and can vouch for the quality of the product. We were fortunate to be in Patras on their Easter Holiday, determined on a dif- ferent calendar than our own, and on Good Friday observed each church conducting a procession through the streets of the city in commemoration of Christ ' s journey to Gethsemane. Each procession, and there were 26 that evening in Patras, was led by a band playing a funeral dirge. The entire congregation followed at a slow measured pace, each person carrying a lighted candle. It was an impressive sight, new to all of us. Another interesting feature of Patras is the school for boys located there, and operated under supervision of the Greek Army. Many of the instructors were trained in the United States. The students, about 1000 in number, were almost all orphaned during the recent guerrilla fighting in Northern Greece.
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