Yellowstone (AD 27) - Naval Cruise Book

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f,..,.e:-. , , ...,.- , .. . .,g, : ffl f . a r - ef- 1 ' in . . . -..-T...:...,.,, ....- -9: .,-LZ. , , 1 r Everyone looked forward to visiting Cannes, France. Binoculars were rented at a premium on a minute to minute basis as we anchored in the Hland of the Bikinis. They were there and medical treatment for bulging eyeballs became a reality. The French Rivieral the Cote D,Azur, extends from Toulon to Menton on the Italian border and includes Cannes, Golfe Juan, Juan-Les-Pins, Nice and Monte Carlo. Many a shipmate nursed bruised ribs as a result of an elbow jabbed to the accompaniment of MUCH! Look. at thatlv indicat- ing an even more revealing Bikini had been sighted. Tours were made to Nice the largest city on the French Riviera and to Grasse, the perfume manufacturing town. Memories of Cannes will include the stroli down La Croisette promenade bordered by the attractive hotels and beautiful sandy beaches and perhaps a cognac in the Hotel Majestic, Grand, Carlton, and Martinez. Also included are the beautiful yachts of all sizes and descriptions 'LMed mooredu in the harbor and the shops along the Rue D,Antibes where prices were sky high. Memorable too will be the parties at Marina Beach where the MMM boat took us, our beer and chow right up on the beach, Glad you're noi' here. Joe Dear Ruth: Beach al' Cannes. Beautiful weather warm clear water, sandy beach, lovely scenery

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- M f - A ' -'v' fr 1 if i. ' See Naples and Die 1S an old Italian say- inff because of its location beauty and surround- ings We went ashore loaded with lira to see Naples and to purchase souvenirs The souvenirs turned out to be bicycles paintings and other items which were later stowed throughout the YELLOWSTONE Much of the citys beauty had been destroyed by the war Nearly everyone man- aged to have a small beer at the Snake Pit during our stay there Tours were made to Mount Vesuvius, 3480 feet high the volcano whose eruption in 79 A. D. completely buried Pompeil and Herculaneum Amalfi ltalys most ancient sea republic where the first existing code of maritime laws are kept, and the monument to Flavio Giora, the inventor of the compass. Capri is described by many as the most beauti- ful island in the world because of its peculiar geophysic and cosmic position its blue sea its pleasant climate, its perennial wealth of flowers, the Grottos and the fascinating atmosphere of this charming island. Pompeii, a splendid Roman city, was excavated from the volcanic lava of Vesuvius and revealed the grandeur and intimacies of life as it was lived twenty centuries ago. ln a day, Pompeii's lite was snutfed out. Volcanic ash sifted clown and coverecl it. Until a few centuries ago, Pompeii was hiclclen from the peering eyes of the progressing world. ln gay Napoli . . . that's Amore? This marlret place is characteristic of NapIe's back streets. -9- x u- -v mn-rvu-ww--0-naw: .afvmm-vvyliw-m.mg A ' l . - U 'ff ' ':' ' Na' ' G C 7 7 ' . f f' . . CJ 9 ' 0 . . . . . . 7 9 . . 7 . . 4 C ' 7 7 . . 7 7 . . 7 . 7 7 . . . . 7 7 4 G 7 7