Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1956-02-01

"hlSH ulllSIS InuCn from tnC
|, bright mixture of colorS in our
cities. Pleased with Athens but
pretty tired when driven back
TO the ship. Everyone was
ready for bed early.
Turkey was the next country
on our list. and here we locked
at Istanbul on Feb. 10Th. Istan-
bull is SO different with its sky
line of domcs and minarets. 1t
is strictly a Mohammedan City
and some of their mosques are
Wonderful. Went into a mosque
during the Mohammedian'S
prayer hour, and saw how their
services are conducted. Each
worShiper first washes his feet
on the outside, and enters with
his pray rug which is spread
down near the front. Here they
kneel with their heads against
the floor. All good Mohamme-
dams at certain hours are called
to prayer and kneel wherever
they happen to be, with their
heads against the ground. Istan-
bull is not a clean city, and very
poorly lighted. We were given
a very nice dinner at the Park
hotel where the Turks tried
: their best to entertain US. Their
band played all American tunes
during the meal even Dixie"
And then floor show was put
or for our amusement. l thought
had seen everything, but this,
oh! There were half dozen girls
in their brilliant dress, or |
: should say lack of dress, and
, the dancing | dare not describe.
l secretly think the male MEM
bers got right much amusement
out of it though. When we pull
ed out from Istanbul, there were
crowds to see us off, with ban
ners flying-"God Speed" upon
, them. School boys with a huge
American Flag and small
Turkish flag pinned to it, mar
ched up and down singing for
> !our benefit. The Queen Freder-
lea" sailed up the Bosporus as
far as boats are allowed to go.
Ships cannot go into the Black
Sea and 4 huge iron sign warns
you to stay out.
= In other words, Russia says
stop" and as for me, l was
willing to do just that. The
Turks declare Russia has iron
nets spread under the water at
g., the entrance but we don't know
how true that is. We were on
the way to Alexandria now,
where we arrived at noon and
: found trains ready and waiting
: to take tourists to Carlo. 1t is
impossible to describe the beau
ty of the Valley of the Nile For
three hours the train moved al
rather low speed past wonder
full fields and farms, that were
lush and beautiful. The fertile
lands along the banks of the
Nile river grow many things
ard the blue water of the river
flows gently within its low
banks.
On arrival at Carlo, cars were
ready to take the parties to theil
hotels for a stay of three days
The hotel assigned to us wa:
found to be one almost at the
foot of the largest of the pyra-
mids-"Cheops" very nice place
and our room extra large with
grand views of the Sahara des-
crt, and pyramids. Also over
looking most attractive Sunker
gardens. After lunch, had drives
over the city, and out into the
dessert to other pyramids. Once
we were stuck in the deep sane
and had to be pulled out.
wonder how the horses anc
CamelS manage to travel so wei
lin the sand.
Views of that great desert arc
breathtai;ing. | rode with {
party on CamclS TO see and ride
around the nearest pyramid
later in the afternoon. My cam
e., cross old fellow named
Moses" would fuss, and spit a
me, but with a guides help,
managed to hold my seat
though it is like riding a boat il
big waves. 1t is all right to ride
a camel if you know how tC
mount and get off, otherwise
you are likely to hit the GROUND
as | did once. First the camel
rises on his hind legs, and yol
have to lean back as hard a!
you can to keep from pitching
over his head, then up come
his front legs, and over his tail
you will slip if you don't watch
out
Meanwhile he growls and spit:
all the time. There wsre many
drives given us around and over
the city of Carlo, and of course
visits were made to wonderful
Museums, among them the one
containing the relics of Kine
Tut, which were taken from hi.
tomb. His mummy has been put
in tomb at Luxor but here we
saw the five gold caskets he wa.
in when they entered his ole