Grand Canyon (AD 28) - Naval Cruise Book

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ill Bone, Algeria. The Tri=Color flying be- tween the stars and bars; a French wel- come. lil.irf Bone ' s public gardens were beautiful in the spring. After .si. days of heavy duty- operations en route from Istanbul. Bone Algeria, looked good. It had, we di.scovered, one of the finest harbors in Algetia and was a leading e. port center for the heavy mineral traffic. Those of us inter- ested in economics learned that Bone was also a large industrial center, with several cork, tobacco and chemical factories. The most e.xciting thing about Bone, per- haps, was that it was Africa. Europe, Asia, and now Africa. Three continents. Those who en- joyed touring l)i vond the city limits visited the charming garden suburbs of Beasusehour, Jlen- adia, and Frais Vallon. In spite of the over- cast weather which plagued our visit, some trav- eled to the seaside resort of St. Cloud-les Plages. For those who wandered about the city viewing the native quarter and new city, there were such sights as the Kasbah and the beautiful, tree- lines Cours Hermone Bertagno. The European or new city is laid out on a geometrical pattern, with straight, broad thoroughfares. As in Istanbul, we learned how to bargain until the price was right. A fez, a white hat A favorite European sport — soccer.

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Examples of the t pical architecture. ISTANBUL all of their old traditionalism. The St. Sophia Mosque and the Blue Mosque are truly un- matched in architectural beauty. The interior decorations of these mosques is combination of the bizarre and the mysterious. Istanbul as perhaps no other city in Europe greeted us with generous hospitality. Nowhere was the sight of the American sailor more pleas- ing to the inhabitants and nowhere was there such a bond of friendship as was evinced by our Turkish allies. We were somewhat startled at first, perhaps, to realize that democracy had such firm friends who lived such a great dis- tance from America and the traditional democ- racies of the West. In the final analysis perhaps, we discovered that the union of ideals is a bond that spans con- tinents and ignores distance. Our five days in Istanbul proved to be all too short and we left Bone with the feeling that another few days in Turkey would have been .something more than pleasant. One of the many needles scattered throughout the city. Fancy drinking fountain, eh ' what? The ever=present minaret. M

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BONE ALGERIA might be seen bobbing and nodding and ex- changing frantic gestures in any street bazaar. However, all was not liberty and recreation. One night the Grand Canyon broke loose from her mooring and drifted toward the high oetane gas-ladened USS MARIAS. Alert ship han- dling prevented serious difficulties. Nevertheless, the Grand Canyon suffered slight damage to her stern. The ship anchored in the outer liarbor to prevent any futui ' e difficulties. For the many of us who spent the night as guests of the ; IENELAUS during all the excitement we sent a hearty vote of thanks for the bunk and break- fast. Before we really knew it, we were under- way for Gibraltar. There was only about one month before we would be relieved, and atten- tion was focused on the SHENANDOAH, and the folks back home. ■ ft ftii - Rugged waters. terrain smooth A view of Bone from the Grand Canyon ' s bow. - . .MlS i) mU jaia$ m .: Our last glimpse of Bone and Africa.