Charles R Ware (DD 865) - Naval Cruise Book

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Our multi-lingual guide gave u» the lowdown on those high-up flying buttresses of France ' s most famous monument to the glories of the past . . . the Cathedral of Notre Dame. We gawked at priceless paintings in the Louvre and strolled about the Small Arc of Truimph. !. :a?uy v

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Touring Paris, the City of Light, we understood what inspired the songwriter who wrote, I love Paris in the Springtime, I love Paris in the Fall.

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Delving deeply into the history of France, we paused briefly at the Palace of Versailles, famed as the home of Louis XIV ... we gazed at the statue of Napoleon, whose military ex- ploits startled the world ... we were impressed by the magni- ficence of the storied Arc de Triumph, and we stopped for a while at a sidewalk cafe. As our tour took us along the River Seine, our historical reflec- tions were jarred completely out of focus . . . sunning on the banks was one of the famous French bikinis, partially . . . and only partially . . . enclosing one of France ' s even more famous beauties. History took a beating that dayl