Samuel B Roberts (DD 823) - Naval Cruise Book

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5 in iff' 3-lik 1' 3 if 1 If February 22, 1955 Y' 1 The Supply Department thoughtfully served pizza the day we arrived to get us in the mood for Italy. With a start we realized that it had been almost six months since our return to western civilization. In Italy people dressed in the same way we do, and the streets looked inore like New York or Chicago than Tokyo or Colombo 'did. The Italians were not 'cinsrutablef' they seemed to think like us, and we liked the individualistic, pleasure-loving Ncopolitans and Romans. An hour after we moored several of us of Italian descent were off on leaves to visit relatives and Pai- sansf' They returned days later with tales of heavenly ruvioli, good red wine, and kindness. The rest of us settled for trips to magnificent Rome, beautiful Capri, ancient Pompei, and interesting Naples. We all learned to say '4Quanto and got smiles for our trouble. Wherever we looked there was history. We saw pictures from our school books come to life, and the spots the movie-makers love to reproduce on the silver screen. Molto bene, Italia! 1' . .gp un. :huh ol old Pompoil An old pagan temple contrasts I L sharply with modern cars. r A 4 s I I 9 s A, , pl A i ie. 'F QP Q -an 1 P0 ' .1 O if 6 ... 1,1471 Q. - s Lv'

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LANDS Our first stop in the Middle East was Bahrein. We steamed many miles out of our way to give this important oil-produc- ing, independent Sheikdom an eyeful of American sea power. Ashore we took a tour of the oil refinery and tried out the Arab chow. And then we just wandered around the Arab town itself, trying not to stare at the veiled women, and snapping pictures of camels and new Cadillacs. As alwaysm we found things to huy, both in the modern shops and in the old-style bazaars where we liargainod to our hearts content-and prolmlily paid twice what our souvenirs we-re north. After leaving liuhrf-in wt- niade tx fuel stop ut Aden and the-n proven-tlt-tl up the Red Sen to thi- Sur-z ffunul. This tiunul was diffcrt-nt from the l'unurnu tfunul in that it had no lot-ksg just at long ditch through the Dost-rt. Still this lund of lfgypt with its ancient history und currently stru- tegic position rnndv us conscious ns to its importance. Although we didn't get ashore at Port Said wt- ft-lt mr had gotten u vuln- uhle experience hy passing this wily. -f i7f.'N - ,tg . x tg .4 ' .als .3 Q 'ir .QL 'Q in 5 v ' - - - ....., r W i K N I Y ' V ,A R, , . , v wx- 'H ' jn- das.. ,,,,..,- L-i-.. -...N P i 1.4 ll This is Port Said at the Mediterranean end of the Canal. ,I- X in I' The long ditch-like Canal extends for 98 miles, The Red Sea entrance to the Canal is guarded b this Y monument, .V I ' -'i5vQ',,.f ' 'E . 5 , 51 ll -f A...,.,., 0? -- , ' Uv i ,th ' , if ,, r 0 '44 H : - It . Q p- ,lui , .1 I I 115-afwywuifqwg, at , -4 ii, lf dp, -w A 4 f ' K., ,Y 'f ' f 4 M - ,A M ?zQ1,::Z,,Viy1,,,vf Y ' My . . we :ft f if , t 1 ,ff W L -4 1 elgl-nt1 a'1K5,jf ?0z',v 'ff lg: , . A ff if, .ff ff -4 'f 'uv ' ,N 7 Wm Z L 'I Zo , WAI Z? 7 N , f , , t, J - f i ZW ff twig, f '- 'dl gif?

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