Yellowstone (AD 27) - Naval Cruise Book

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'Ek if ,f 2 ,F , Cemefery of fhe Capuchins consisfing of four grim chambers confaining holy earih from Jeru- salem in which fhe monlrs are femporarily buried. Scarey isn'1' if? Transepf, alfar of +he Sacramenf, in Basilica of Sf. John, where is preserved fhe cedar fable 'I'ha+ served for fhe Lasf Supper. On +he leff is fhe fabernacle and high aH'ar confaining +he heads of Sain+s Peier and Paul.

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Monumenr +o King Victor Emmanuel ll, begun in l885, is fhe most colossal white marble structure in 'rhe world, being over 500 feel' long and 250 feel' high. lf was designed by the architect Saccone and look 26 years +o construct. The gigantic eqesfrian statue of the king is gilded bronze. RIMM Home, the Eternal Cityf, Our biggest problem was how to see Home in two days. It just could not be done. However, we did arrange to see: The Palatine, where the first city of Rome was built, the Roman Forum, the focus of Roman life, religious and politicalg the Colosseum, covering six acresg the scene of religious persecutions and gladitorial combatsg the Pantheon, erected in 27 B. C. and the only edifice in Rome in perfect preservationg Basilica of St. Peter, one of the wonders of the world and which is probably the most stupendous of all. ' Here we are posing in fronf of lhe famous Colosseum, Nor in bad shape considering it was built in 80 A. D. l

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,. . ' ' - ff-ff 'frfzrrrs'J-1:1'-'ers-':z::q.vffaa':s:-2:1-1-1'G ' ' ' 1' ' A will The famed Acropolis of Athens. We are standing before the Propylaea, the mam gateway. On the right is the Temple of Athena Nike. Some of the wall ' structures date back to the Ilth century B. C. ' l ,.,au-' Palace Guard outside his box. Don't buddy, his 'type are excellent fighters. Athen Greece, uluand of Myth and Magic. Here the YELLOWSTONE made a Med Moor in the harbor of Piraeus which is located eight miles from Athens. Even though a few of us could pro- nounce and understand a few words in French, Italian and Spanish, we were unable to cope with the Greek words. Tours for the tourists were the order of the day. We visited the Acropolis which contains the most important monuments of ancient Athens, Parthanon, Temple of Athena Nike, the Propylaea, main gateway of the Acropolis, and the Erechtheum Temple of Ionic style. The 'cbuysw were pottery, dolls and canvas deck chairs, which we bought with drachmas . . . 30,000 to a dollar. let the skirts fool you rrf xcj- -.g'f'xCGg,54.': --:fi---' . v gig ,z , ,, . . ' + - -- f- ' V - f ' ' , A-suaxxamn - .v 1' 'msgviiiip e-:...A..,. 51.-'-A -.. -sm