Sarasota (APA 204) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Colosseum, where gladiaiors foughl' animals in close combaf for 'lheir lives, and fha early Chrisiians were cruely persecufecl by lhe Romans. 4. .3 ' ' e oaaf ai lo Q ' i me Ng P. X xl - .Q.x N ' f ii ' X Q I iw ,wx . , ,gown R 'S-nf 0 , 4 ' X 4 Q, . wx gs ,, 1 Q as -, , K. X X Q.. . , , X-v R 7. I K 1,--L M' we 5' if fri? ,522 fr f . , Q, Nh . ,If ri i -ff' S Wifh 'this founiain exisfs ihe legend ihai' if you fhrow a coin inio i+, you will be sure 'io refurn fo Rome al' some period in 'lhe 'fu'lure. Sfanding maiesiically in 'lhe vicinify of 'ihe Colosseum, ihe Arch of Consfaniine is a fine example of fhe archiiecfure of fha early Romans. . . 1' 4, 4 N7 Z . 5- if may - Lu 7, . V Rug, V - 1. ' ' 's A ' 'Aa 'mud M , Inf, I ' fur' . .J11 A ', V I A 7 , M !,,,, , f W , 1 , , ' ' fVL5'5 .1,4,, Q I if 5 0, 3iZ.lyf6?'jfgQ vii ' A - fl , f f C, .ff 'N . I X V 'E' 9 .1 r l i u. M A view of 'Phe ancienl' Roman Forum, showing 'rhe ruins of +emples and homes which were, in fha 'lime of Caesar and Bruius, iypical of Rome. +

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rv 5 R nt- t . Twagy, TN! li-is 3. ' A- 17' ,:i sw 'S si , 1 n A .f u..-,A 1 A- W yi iwbifz .. W af,-N-gy yan , lf' e- I :fry , -... The 'Fishing craff in the harbor of Hyeres waiting until ' hffall before oing out to make their daily catch. Dig Q I Ea. We're a+ a loss for words for a short way fo The children see the 5 moun'r on +he fantail, during a 'lour of +he ship. Many had never been on a ship before. fi -' -1-.--Q tlf V L, 5. :- Q, 2 F y ., .. , . . describe such a long subiect. So, we'll just have 'ro title this one, The Long and Short' of Things. Say Texas, can you possibly top this? YERES The southern part of France is most famous for its Riviera, but our first glimpse of France was the little town of Hyeres, that was located about 100 miles west of the Riviera. Since it was a fishing village, this small harbor was always occupied by a large number of fishing craft. During our stay we found an orphanage. and had our first childrenis party. The enthusiasm of the children made t-his a port long to be remembered by all.