Midway (CVB 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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Tlu- pl.iitilnl liMliDi-l.ilrir pimir Iruiii llii- Swiss a inodi-rn s stciii of elpctrit- trains. ilains aflorils llit Approximately three-fourths of the long way up on this Swiss chair- lift is Station Borg — the skier ' s last stop before reaching the summit. A skier is just iiio iii:; mil for tlie long and tricky run down Grindel- wald-First. Thi nui lachecl sailor grimaces at the thouglit.

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Switzerland Zour The high pines become fewer as the Kiigellxrg-Truhsee Tram nears tlie tim- ber Hne. In the background, the rugged peaks of Jungfrau are batlied in morn- ing sunlight. THE majesty of the Alps combined with the quaintness of the cities and ski resort hamlets of Switzerland is the finest one-two punch advertisement anv European country can boast. They don t need a Riviera or classic ruins to lure the tourist. Situated centrally in Europe with an Alpine wall surrounding it and many ranges within the walls, Switzerland has become the scenic cross- road of the continent. German, French, and Italian are the ancestrial stock that gave the Swiss their cosmopolitan uniqueness in language, customs, architecture and dress. For instance, Berne contains the parliament and main governmental buildings. These magnificent structures have German boldness, French delicateness and Italian artistic feeling in appropriate proportions. They are a culmination of styles that date from the thirteenth century. Berne also has the graceful bridges and ultra modern apartment buildings that make a town a citv. In an easterly direction from Berne, typical smaller cities like Lucerna are found. This city is located on Lake Lucerna, a cool, placid lake that fingers into the famous skiing paradise Engelberg. Engelberg. like Grindelw aid-First and St. Moritz, is a mecca for the skier. The Olympic winter games are often held at one of these resorts. Everywhere in Switzerland we foimd the people and their setting pleasing to the eye and heart and they will later become one of our happiest memories.

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A snow covered Alps provided a beautiful backdrop for tbe sailor takin : a picture and tbe i;irl skier pausin;; before ber Ion;; run down. Two I1I) AY CPOs settle tbemselves at tbe outdoor restaurant witb tbe all-important beverage. The air is clean and tbe sun warm. Tbe M ID ' S AY wliite bat bas taken enou;;b snapsbots here at tbe lop of tbe (irin(lclwald-F irst rbair lift and now jioes for a beer.