Salem (CA 139) - Naval Cruise Book

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'-vm. YM' Basin 13 - -nu-,,, ,. gf'-f.::,xqg,,,',,, 5- 8 -:T'f 'Y'fes fil- J 'fi' X' For The nighT-liTing, Tree spending sailor Nice is Mecca. Here he can Tind varied Types of enTerTainmenT in any one oT several FleeT-Tamous nighTeries. A popular pasTime is making The rouTe, ThaT is, Trom The bus sTaTion, To The PlanTaTion, To The MonTe CrisTo, To The Havana, To The Broadway, The MediTerranean and so on ThroughouT The evening. ln any oT These, and several oTher spoTs The worries and cares oT weelcs aT sea and monThs from home are soon TorgoTTen in an array oT clever combos, Tloor shows and The ineviTable whisper oT mon cheri. For Those who deTy The words oT Horace Greeley and go EasT insTead df WesT, The casino-Tamous ciTy oT MonTe Carlo in The Principe-mliTy oT Monaco oTTers The besT in liberTy. Unable To enTer The Municipal Casino because of being in miliTary uniTorm, The SALEM men have Tound ThaT MonTe Carlo oTTers iTs besT enTerTainmenT aT The beach. Here There is a choice oT swimming in The MediTerranean or in The Beach Pool. The pool is Tlanlced by The HoTel de Paris ouTdoor resTauranT and a porTion oT soil adorned wiTh willowy palm Trees and blooming Tlowers. For The MediTer- ranean baThers There is a group oT Arab-like TenTs doTTing The rocky shores, diving boards and TloaTing docks and The paddle boaTs. This Then is The French Riviera, SALEM sTyle. Here is home away from home. Here is a chance To TorgeT whaT is pasT and live only Tor The presenT. On This and Tollowing pages are picTures ThaT depicT a porTion of The home , ThaT cause all hands To say, VilleTranche, oui, oui, The French Riviera, ooh-la la. K 1-M, Fl' gill 'Q i l Luk' Firsf Porf of Call The Ol Level , ' S, A f 6 gs ss 'i s Sf 'fan 4 A Siudy in Lace 2 ? ,nf

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WWF, l l l l l i I l i I I I I I I I I i I l l I I . Z rw - 5 re nc Iviera 5 , . ,R T , E' , is I ff 7he French Riviera, sTreTching Trom Toulon To The lTalian border, is world- 1 E a' Tamous as The TourisT spoT oT The world, baThed by The brighT sun oT 'X 'N l 'F .'I4f' SouThern France, washed by The blue waTers oT The lv1ediTerranean sea. v ia T, scenTed by semi-Tropic vegeTaTion. xi ' T, A Z I , The SALElv1's Riviera, a special segmenT oT This coasTline, exTends IX Q Al 5 I 7 Tor approximaTely 20 miles Trom Nice To MonTe Carlo, or as some mighT A sf? ai 2 R say, Trom The Promenade To The Casino. M f iiii Fix , Roughly Tour miles Trom Nice is VilleTranche Sur Mer, or Villa as iT iS RWM I comynonly called, acTing as The cenTer poinT abouT which acTiviTy liberTy , co.c frc, i Q S 'M revo ves. To sf . 'T' 1 -'f'37'2f: As Flagship oT The Commander SixTh FleeT, The anchorage in The Villa harbor is The French parlcing loT, so To speak, Tor The SALEM on her visiTs. 5 VilleTranche is a quieT, peaceTul, Typical small French village. SiTuaTed aT WI - l . . ' , . . . - h IeV9lS of I e T The base oT The Alps-lv1ariTimes, The Town is arranged in a Tier eTTecT. or as The sailors call IT, levels. I 9 I Tranche exTend Twelve or ThirTeen high, buT The acTiviTy is cenTered on The TirsT Two. , . ,L ries OT T As The boaTs approach The landing, liberTy parTies, poclceTs Tilled wiTh Trancs and minds Tilled .wiTh SQdewalk . mademoiselle, gaze on probaibly The mosT Tamiliar scene in The lv1ediTerranean, The Welcome hoTel wiTh IIS 5' I benches, and umbrella covere Tables. , d IT is noT an impossibiliTy To spend an enTire liberTy righT on The landing, wharl wiTh Jimmy'S. The Umversal' an numerous resTauranTs, perTume shops and souvenir sTores. C rasoul, , As if driven by The Call OT The Wilds , The liberTy parTies malce Their way To The higher levels, To The and On. The American bar, The lvlonTana, The CenTral, The Oasis, The Wedding Bells, The lea lkirinlgirw, Queenies, and on QI' 'fake For Those noT saTisTied wiTh Villa, and There aren'T Too many, a 35 Tranc bus riclc or a 700 -Franc cab fare W'+ ,fhaif I Them To Nice, Here, in The mosT American-like ciTy visiTed by The SALFM, iT isn'T unusual lu liear a sailOQ iolgeidenf. he isn'T home and sTrilce up a Triendhf cpEversaTion in English wiT:w am begvyildered lwuT lrierirgy lrlrenyll spadliglr? gil, H19 I Da or ni hT, Trom The Time T e i erTy parTy arrives unTi lr e . Tore llalrol rmniiii f. lie aw 9 SEV IasT busils leaving Tor VilleTranche, Nice is a beehive oT enTerTaining ac:TiviTy. 1 , resenf I The cool salT waTer oT The lv1ediTerranean and The ever presenT, never Torgolhsn liilmini T lnil lmlliirwcl befllmes 25+ is a quiTe an aTTracTion Tor swimmers. AlThouQh The beach laclcs The sandy sollnoss nl Slnliwirlv lgwrii luis, The VUCIKY CO I minor inconvenience when one considers The scenery. I T E

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