Salem (CA 139) - Naval Cruise Book

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COLUMBUS WNNTSTHE WAY HOME BARCELUNA Our brlef visit to Barcelona this summer u as enjoy ed by all, and especially by those who had pulled libertj here on previous cruises A Med Moor was used at Barcelona that is, the stern of the ship was next to the dock Liberty lasted only one afternoon and ew enmg but no one wasted ans hme Once outside the harbor gates one would nes er guess this city was a sea port Though much of the city looks xery modern, there were many historical sights to be seen such as Christopher Columbus s ship, the Santa Maria. At any of the numerous Spanish shops the souvenir hunter could do pretty well at reasonable prices. The shutter bug, of course, had plenty of subjects, and some of them were mighty cute. He also found some interest in the wrought iron gates and bal- conies of the fine old Spanish houses which looked just as he's seen them in the movies. The night life was terrific and cheap with a number of very colorful restaurants and cabarets. One could really drink good beer at the right price. At several places the Spanish girls, dressed in native costumes, did Flamenco dances, and at some other spots, the dancers kept us hoppin! Barcelona liberty was perfectg there just wasn't enough of it. Henry K emmel, DCS' us tt f SANTA MARIA IN REPU PLAZA CATALUNA W' 4 THE RAMBUAS E DANY MAE,A WELCOM M6 1 -t A: 1 P .. ., j B 4 , .A ..,...,.... x. 4 ., V . J 0 - I l We fy j s 4 ft Q 23 N at 'Pix ' v. 'N -D535 ,xg ,S

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