Haynsworth (DD 700) - Naval Cruise Book

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1 'I' R I E v S T E This cruise will furnish material for many sea stories in the future. The tales of Trieste will not be unlike the liberty - bigger and better than all others. We encountered more Americans here than in any other port. The reason, of course, is that the Free Territory of Trieste is administered by the Allied Military Government and there are some q5,000 U. S. Troops in the area. Trieste became a free territory in 1945 when the British and U. S. troops took over from the New Zealand detachment that had received the area by surrender frorn the occupying Germans. A i The administration of the Free Territory is divided between Great Britian, United States and Yugoslavia. The city of Trieste proper is all within' the British controlled sector. - There will be many tales to tell. Undoubtedly many of them will involve one, or many, of the beautiful Triestine girls that are so abundant here. Perhaps the highlight of our visit was the two ship's parties that were held at the Sugar Bowl. Our own band furnished the music and the Army's special service section supplied the dancing partners. A group of European artists entertained us with a most enjoyed 45-minute floor show. The Army did much to make our visit enjoyable. They opened the doors of their clubs, bowling alleys, gymnasium, and other facilities to us. . The cruise, as far as liberty ports are concerned, ended with Trieste. No other port could have been more appropriate.

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VENICE. ITALY Arriving early on the morning of January 6th, the ship was moored in the Canal Di San Marco, several thousand yards from the entrance to the Canale Grande CGrand Canall, and almost directly abeam of the best known place on a tourist's itinerary, Venice's artistic center and meeting place, the Piazza San Marco with its enclosing famous buildings. A few of these are, the Basilica oi San Marco, the Campanile, the Clock Tower, and the -Ducal Palace. Since the city of Venice itself is built on numerous small islands the buildings in most parts of the city are built to the Weter's edge to form straight sided canals. Gondolas are still the principal means of transportation and every sailor made it a point to take at least one ride in these outsized canoes. It was strange indeed to wander through a city where not one wheeled vehicle was seen. ' q Perhaps the better remembered things at Venice will not be its canals and buildings and visits to the glass factories and its tourist rigged shops, but the food and drinks Harry's Bar, the Luna Hotel cocktail lounge, duty office: of Shore Patrol, and that beautiful dozen and a half roses sent in Bon Voyage compliments from a famous citizen. CGRTINA DPLMPEZ. 0 Probably the tours that were the most successful of all were those to Cortina. This wonderful and famous mountain resort is situated high in the Dolomites in northern Italy. Ceded to Italy after the First World War. Cortinafs population is predominately Austrian. Cortina is not just a resort for winter sports. The Italians love to go there in the summer to escape the heat that is the lot 01 all Mediterranean countries. Hunting is good in the woodland and fish are abundant in the mountain streams. However, with three full size ski runs and several of the practice variety in addition to the impossible ones they save for olympic competition, Cortina is most famous as a fabulous snow-tirne resort. Some of us will remember Cortina as the place we almost broke our necks learning to ski. The hotel service is better in Italy than any country in the world. The average price in the resort is about four thousand Lire a day with full pension Call mealsl. That equals about gf6,40. Perhaps there are places more beautiful than Cortina, but the guys that went there on tour doubt it. No description could do justice to the towering peaks and the beautiful town. 'Q

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