Greenwich Bay (AVP 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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Familiar street scenes in Nice.

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ANes RIVIERA Leaving Genoa on the 25th of October, it was but a few hours sailing to Villefranche, France. Our four days in this beautiful port, set in the foot- hills of the Maritime Alps, was all too short. The city of Nice was a short bus ride away, where many of the men did that last minute shopping for perfumes, leathergoods, and lingerie for wives and sweethearts. The princi- pality of Monaco was a short distance away and drew the attention of some who wanted to see the world-famous casinos at Monte Carlo.

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The town of Beuil and the valley of Var. The superior gorge of Cians. After the parties at Genoa, two sight-seeing tours of the French Alps drew the attention of some of the crew when we arrived at Villefranche, France. The American Express Co. supplied the bus and a lovely French mademoiselle as hostess and guide. Leaving Nice early in the morning, we passed through many beautiful gorges, arriving at the snow line about noon for a steak dinner, and returned by another route to Nice in time to do the town before liberty expired. The gorges of Cians with view of Pra d ' Astier.