Leyte Gulf (CG 55) - Naval Cruise Book

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PALERIVIO, SICILY 06- 10 MAY The key was getting there at all. Leaving Suez, we prepared for a week in Rhodes, Greece. Oops, change that plan: lt's An- talya, Turkeyl The next day it turns out to have been Catania, Sicily all along. Only for Palermo to come out on top in the end. By the time we finally arrived, we had actually not been to more ports than we had been to. Palermo and Sicily: our first Western port of the deployment. We admit feasting on views of the women, elegantly dressed. Sicily has it all: a swinging beach resort: stately towns: ancient ruins: modern high- ways. Palermo offered modern hubbub, but also shady streets and sidewalk ca- fes. Go into the countryside and you find an ancient cathedral drenched in gold mosaic. Drive through the sheer moun- tains which remind you, oddly enough, of Hawaii. Pizza and pasta are everywhere. Seafood, too. And the most glorious bread, made while you watch, not to mention fresh fruit. The trees and vines absolutely perfumed the air, just as you've read. The beaches are craggy, the old towns medieval. Soft ice cream in bright flavors seems to be a national ob- session - you can buy it everywhere. The shopping is good. Porcelain and mo- saics are abundant. Dolls and puppets are patterned on local traditions. Clockwise from top left: Statue of former prince Roman column ruins Enjoying a local brew 145 Z OSC Hutcheson ponders a postcard Roman temple 'x X L - Q he f -QRS.. sz . . .

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MCMA V X--' J 1 ff If you'd rather tour, there are ancient Greek and Roman ruins. Everywhere there is beauty The countryside blooms and glows. The people are friendly, though few can speak a word of English. Sicily is unto itself, yet opens its heart to sailors. Sicily, may we see you again, and know your charms once more. Clockwise from left: Making friends with the chef OS1 Layman between ancient and modern EN3 Hughes, HT1 Elias, and HT1 Savage enjoy the local cusine Samples of the local architecture