Mount Olympus (AGC 8) - Naval Cruise Book

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ORPI-IANS PARTY, SIGHTSEEING PARTY FIFTY TURKISH ORPHANS COME ABOARD FOR PARTY, MOVIE AND GIFTS.

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ISTANBUL 5 1 N Y ' ,Q ,L LLLL 1 I Gen. eARANsen. as Pnpeo GEN- BARANSEL ANU Aaonno. mmm. Rose , , , u , A in-55:1 i SAINT SOPHIA AND ROMAN WALLS ALONG BOSPORUS

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'E . L 'W ,,., .I Malia .V N . PV 5 I F V if i . .ax r M . .--'T l l i l ' f l ifd. , l l rl .. . . . . A 5 ll -1 .N .W W .. X z . . H ' V .R fN.v - .,.-..,.. v fl! it 'F X B E M' ii 5 J l 11--...m CQA Maw, zgffeeee 20 November. . . The Acropolis, symbol of the Golden Age of Athens. glowed golden in distance as wwe am-hm-ed in Phgilenon Huy oH the ancient leur! of Plrleus wid ships of the Sixth Fleet familiar to us from Naples In lstun nil. 24 November. . . Rain that persisted until Suntlzn-, and the liipli winds that have pltlrued W since Reykjavik kept many of us frinn 1-rijoyintf Athens, but those who tllhofe R0 were well rewarded. Athens, :i city: uf one million has rnucli lu offer the VIEW B 'd h ' esl es t e ancient glory of the l':irtlwnon :ind 'I'ormilf- of z.-in, the Odeon and Theater of Dionvsus, the These-uni 'ind tho Fri-ok ani llornin A ora h , , . 1 I I is. 1 em the numerous and splendid theaters. thi- opt-ra, rorif-erts and :i limited but lnudy night life But vi f l . 'e oum Athens expvnsivo and its rnonvyi' dillic'iilt-litllldraehmle for 31.00. Th ' ' - ' ' e smaller notes-coins lwim: non.:-xistvnt e wore- a pm-at deal more trouble to handle than they were worth. We found Greek Ouza,.a liquor which tastes lilac- lioorioo and turns white in watertremlnlscent of Turkish Rakuand Uri-ole food similar to that in Istanbul. But missin h ' f ' ' g ere was the bartering found in tho cover:-d lisnzaars. Prices are fixed. and the dollar - for once not a vt l , . - . 'ff Como me-flium uf vxrharigv. lint thelbesuty0f the Greek ruins - built of solid marble and stanflir-lg aiu-r Zfitlfl years - lmPf us all. And the b . ' ' - UW hurrying city. full of new f-onstrnrtion and remveriflk fm years of war and rebellion. conlr 'te - . an ,S to that ancient splendor. ONLY ' 24 November . . . fi-U95 .5533 QIAANU59 A . It's up-anchor again and south through the Q01 i islands of the Aegean, headed alone for Gili- 'Wy galilar, on the last leg of our Mediterranean fir!