Midway (CVB 41) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1952

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Palma

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Alllioiij;li thr onliiiary (ireek sohliers liave lieen converted to an American style uniform, the Royal Guard continues to stand its watches in the famous skirt and pom-poms of history. One of the lari;e.-t cinemas in Athens shows that they advertise the more flamboyant parts of a picture, just like their . nierican coun- terparts. Mrirl -1.11. I.ik.ii Iniin ,i n-l.iiir,nil ImI- conv shows the wide streets of modern Athens, which, like Chicago and New York, lias its share of jaywalkers. An ancient Greek Orthodox priest moves toward his destination. The activity of these old men is amazing: sad to say, they don ' t like to have their pictures taken.



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w 22,ul-26ll, . . . PaLa PAI.MX. vvilll a | . | ul.ilic ii .l alicill I ((1.(1(1(1. i. III! ' ' a|iilal of Majorra anil tlie chief [lurl uiid roninicrciul ' -iit -r iil tli - Hali ' uric iHlaiiil f:ri ii|i. Bt-cuUHe of its woiidi ' rful climate, beautiful .teener) ami pnixiinity to S|)aiii, I ' alma ha8 l )ii : been a favorite re.tort of Kuro|iean. ' -. niucli a- Merniuila i.i to Anierieann and BrilonH. Our arrival eoiiieiiled with the start of the . Uiiwiier i-eason. hul unfortunately we encountered cloU(lin ' ». ' i and rain on three of the four days of our stay there. Nevertheless, the dampened atn)ospher was nuire than compensated for by the warmtli and con;;eniality of the Majorcan peoph-. With the most favorable rate of exchange in Kuro|«e, 40 pesetas (potatoes) to the dollar, our money bouglit more in I ' alma than in any other port we had vi8ite l. few examples: a six-cour.se meal for a little more than a doljar. excel- lent brandy for ten cents a drink, a taxi for the day at a rate of one or two dollars. The city contained excellent shops featuring some of tin- highest ipiality mer- chandise lo be found in the Mediterranean area. Notalde among these were leather goods, clothing, glassware, endiroideries an l laces as well as excellent toys and dolls. Perhaps the best tribute thai could be paid to I ' alnui uould be lo sa that she completely captured us all at a time uhen our thoiiglils and luarls were pointed westward to Gibraltar and HOME. A beautiful doorway to the sea enhances the lo (lx mimc ..I r.diii.i Harbor. Being an e.s.tential port, the facilities are constantly being expanded for u.se by commercial and military craft.

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