Mauna Loa (AE 8) - Naval Cruise Book

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1 shofi j— t Jiyiy t ' (River Tagus). The gay seaport capi- tal of Portugal, with its fine modern buildings, smart shops, and cosmopolitan life, has a popula- tion of about one million. It is a modern, progres- sive city, closely allied to a colorful and historic past, and still bearing signs of Moorish influence in its architecture. The appalling disaster of 1755 (iestroyed most of the palaces and churches of the preceding centuries, but there is much of great his- torical interest to be seen. The celebrated Tower Of Belem (1 520), with Moorish balconies, served as a state prison until 1828. In it many unfortunates have languished, some in the dungeons that are flooded at every tide.

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Marseilles J France This busy bustling seaport is the second largest city in France and is the shipping capital of the French Riviera in the Mediterranean. In front of it ' s long waterfront lies the legendary island of Chateau d ' lf where the famed Count of Monte Cristo was imprisoned; while over- looking the same expansive waterfront, as well as the city, is the prominent Notre Dame de la Gardie Cathedral. The people in Marseille are cosmopolitan... yet leisurely. ..and very French. •• - i - . - i . IVV -LA V :: r r u.v