Greenwich Bay (AVP 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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structure. As the elephant is tc Ceylon, the bull is to Spain. ' El Toro is caricatured in Curios, Knickknacks, Picture, Story and Fable. What Babe Ruth is to the American boy, Manolete ' greatest bull fighter of them all ' is to the Spanish people. Also notable in Valencia were the abund- • churches and Cathedrals and beautiful f . .■ • . .: :d plazas. The whole crew will agree in unison, the ship ' s party held in Valencia was a howling success. Throw together bubbling bottles of champagne, beer and burgundy, I 50 sailors and an equal and a pinch more of dazzling senoritas and you have the recipe for a great party, frosting and all. he party was held at the Club Nautico on the end of the pier where the ship was tied up, and the dancing was done to the beat of an all Spanish band which had a rhumba flavor to almost all its music. The captain took the microphone during an intermission and told the crew it had been a long cruise and this was their night to really live It up and have a good time — his orders were carried out perfectly. It was a fitting climax to the s eventh Persian Gulf Cruise of THE USS GREENWICH BAY. Ahead lay Gibraltar, the Atlantic and home. As the cap- tain had said, it ' s been a long cruise, but home seemed very close again. Club Nautico 1 ' ■ aaw a am r 4 l ■ ' ■5S Local Cop •n ' {] i u III itiit . ' «r ' J i % :J ' - - The Bull Ring

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(JskWISTRAL ' Mi CABRE |P ' ; nOCA.TIOHA IP niAVA»«0 aCHONI ,,CiBRE .wIERI JORGE MISTRAL Time Out for Chow Valencia Two days after unloading our aviation gasoline in Naples, Italy, the ship arrived at Valencia, Spain. Valencia proved to be the Utopia of all our ports. It has only been in recent years that American Men O War have been allovvfed in Spain and the good impression they have left behind was readily observed In the Spanish people ' s cordiality and hospitality toward the sailors. Valencia Is sur- prisingly modern and up to date, although gulte an old city in terms of years. Trolley cars, taxis and other modes of transportation literary choked the streets, much the same as in New York, Cleve- land and Philadelphia. Probably the finest and most beautiful thing about the city were the women. They were the most beautiful the crew had seen on the whole cr uise. The traditional black hair and brown eyes, dark complexion and modeled figures caught many a sailor ' s eye as the senoritas strolled the walks and pathways of their native city. Excellent buys were available at Valencia in cloth, Spanish lace and costume jewelry and many of the men came back to the ship with tailormade suits and jackets at exceptionally reasonable prices. There was much of scenic Interest In Valencia also. We saw the bull ring which sits directly off the main plaza of the city, a huge and impressive Jusi ' Like Times Square N i T '

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