Charles P Cecil (DDR 835) - Naval Cruise Book

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ik i i i Leaving Gaeta in early November we headed south to Palermo, Sicily. Here we found un- surpassed mosaics, queer domed churghes, and underground we found the Catacombs, which interested us quite highly. While in Palermo we had our surprise inspection which is a common thing in the Med. COMCAR DIV TWO and his assistants gave us a High Good and stated that the CECIL ' S uniforms were the best he had seen in the Med. It was here also that over twenty percent of the crew were promoted and we all smelled cigar smoke for four weeks! li 1 X F ■ W ' hm J ' M ■ i ■jji P d

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We dropped the anchor in Piraeus, which to us meant Athens. A tour of this political, economical and cultural city took us to the Acropolis, with its famous Parthenon, the Temple of Zeus, the Dionysus theater, where ancient greek dramas were first performed, and many of the other fabled monuments of the Greece of Old. There were many Americans in Athens, more than we had seen in any other place. Among the famous was Jayne Mansfield and Mickey who appeared at the USO during our stay here. Among the most famous of our recollections are the knick-knack sales- men that line the landing with their display of souvenirs.

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hten sk From Golfe Juan we toured the French Riviera, MonteCarlo, Monaco, and the perfume factories of Grasse. Most of us spent our liberty nights in Cannes, which is about three miles from Golfe Juan, seeing the beauties of France and eating at the perennial sidewalk cafes which were every where. Fish carts lines the streets with their hundreds of multi-colored and different named fish. Those who could afford the three day trip to the French Alps enjoyed the snow and the thrill of being alone with the peace and quiet of the mountains. As our days in France came to an end we knew that we were rounding out almost the last turn of the last lap of the cruise.