Noa (DD 841) - Naval Cruise Book

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Beach Scene aT Cannes Perfume Capifal of The World J ExTending Trom Cannes To MenTon, a region synonymous wiTh gaieTy and romance. This sTreTch ol shoreline includes such vacaTion wonderlands as Golle Juan, AnTibes, Nice, Juan Les Pins, Ville- Tranche and MonTe Carlo. lvlonTe Carlo wiTh iTs casinos where TorTunes blaze or spuTTer aT The Turn oT a card or TwisT of a wheel. Nice shelTers a crowd oT baThers who lie on iTs rocky beaches or swim in iTs azure waTer in The Bay oi Angels. The promenade swarms wiTh TourisTs who sTroll along in uniTorm, more specific- ally shirTs, shorTs and cameras. Golfe Juan, AnTibes and Juan Les Pins are dil- TerenT . . . more vivid. l-lere young beauTies scanTily aTTired in Bikini baThing suiTs gaTher on The beaches, dip in The warm waTer and reTurn To The sandy beach To dry. Cannes is somelhing else again. Anojrher lvlonTe Carlo buT more airy, humming wiTh sailboaTs, moTor- boaTs and celebriTies of all naTions. WhaT a TesTival in color, This Riviera wiTh The brick red rocks oT The mounTains, The dark ever- greens, The maiesTic palms, mulTi-colored villas and sTaTely hoTels and The shimmering, clear waTer wiTh The crescenT-shaped beaches crowded wiTh baThers. Everyone swings inTo The spiriT in shorT order en- joying The wonderTul beaches, Parisian nighT clubs and FiTTh Avenue shops. Numerous Tours are made oT The area, moToring inTo The surrounding mounTain counTry. Grasse, The perTume cenTer, is one oT The sTops oT inTeresT and everyone comes back heavily laden wiTh The scenT. Ari' al' MonTe Carlo S+ree+ Scene el' Cannes Mounhin CounTry