Los Angeles (CA 135) - Naval Cruise Book

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In, 111 he great seaport of Japan, Vokohaina. uas our ha cn for the istiuas hoHdays. Its famous Chinatoun «Ith numerous nisjht :s provided ample entertaimiient. In addition we were once in close to Tokyo, 17 miles to the northeast. The long cab ride Yokohama ' s downtown district from North Pier took us lugh a good cross section of urban Japan. hopping here was an attraction. The great variety of silk and :ades available here enabled us to get a head start on the etus of shopping that would take place in Hong Kong, our t port. Yokohama, being Japan ' s largest trade port, had a ety of other goods and products which ranged from optical ipment to tool kits. bout the ship, Christinas activities (page 145) kept us busy, trimmed the ship from stem to stem with lights, trees and a vity scene. When we were all dressed up for the season we rtaincd the children of .American scr ice men stationed here.

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The Great Buddha at Kaniakura, a little town about 36 miles south of Tokyo and a shorter train ride from Yokosuka. attracted many for a day of sight seeing. The sign at the entrance to the •Daibutsu as well as the small offering of colorful red apples at his feet impressed upon us the fact that this is a religious shrine. The Japanese Chindonya (below) is an amusing musical sales man whose ballyhoo attracts attention to a new shop.

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Ue arnved m the British Crown Colony of Hong Kons; on the morning of Januar 5th and moored to a buoy about half way between the island city of ictoria and the mainland city of Kowloon. Traditionally the high spot of a cruise, we expected to take full advantage of the renowned shopping paradise in our six day isit. We were fortunate enough to return again to Hong Kong in April, and hastened to retrace old paths and to strike out on some new ones The unique combination of oriental people speaking with a ver British sounding English- nckshaws and shining black Mercedes sedans: abject poverty and contrasting, the thriving busv tailors whose products were perhaps the most popular bargain-all made Hong Kong an imagina- tion «hich might have come to life from a dream.