Northampton (CLC 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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Malaga was for most of us our first view of a country we would all love, Spain. Our first impression was that of a land of orange peddlers, strange uniforms topped by shiny, patent leather hats, persistent sellers of lottery tickets and one horsepower taxis. We were amused by the toy- like trains, entertained by the hand clapping rhythms of the Flamenco dance, fascinated by the senoritas and a bit upset by the strange hours kept in conformance to local custom. The days were spent touring to Granada and the Alhambra, made fa- mous by Washington lrving, taking pictures, drinking a cool cerveza or a fundador at one of the sidewalk cafes. Girl watching and arguing with taxi drivers became maior occupa- tions. The evenings offered the Mirimar, Terrica, El Pimpi's The Homes of Good Wines, flashing entertainment, and most of the crew for seven days. Day or night, the greatest impres- sion was the simple honesty and sin- cere friendliness of the Spanish peo- ple for us Americans, and also our cigarettes. We knew when we left Malaga that we'd be waiting a return trip to Spain quite eagerly.

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Above: Walls of Alhambra. Top left: View from Alhambra. lCenter: Avuntamiento - city Hall. Bottom left: Jeep . . .J-E- E-P. Below: 'Ihe real reason we took a bitt of Old Spain with us.