Bill and Hazel dock at Gibraltar on their cruise.
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| Gibraltar |
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| Gibraltar |
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| This is either the African coast or more likely Spain, 1957 |
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The next stop on their cruise is Lisbon, where they visit the Belém Tower, Pena Palace, the Shrine of Fátima,
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| Belém Tower, Lisbon, 1957 |
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| Hazel at port on the Tagus River, 1957 |
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| Belém Tower |
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| Bill in Lisbon, 1957 |
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| Praçado Rossio, Lisbon, 1957 |
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| Shrine of Fátima, 1957 |
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| Shrine of Fátima procession |
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| Palácio Nacional da Pena, 1957 |
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| Palácio Nacional da Pena, 1957 |
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| Palácio Nacional da Pena, 1957 |
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| Palácio Nacional da Pena, 1957 |
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| Palácio Nacional da Pena, 1957 |
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| Palácio Nacional da Pena, 1957 |
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| traffic jam in Portugal, October 1957 |
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| Palácio Nacional da Vila, Sintra |
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| Lisbon plaza 1957 |
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| Mosteiro dos Jerónimos (Jerónimos Monastery), Lisbon, Portugal, 1957 |
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The first stop on the cruise is the Azores, Bill's ancestral homeland. They dock in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel. It is some 220 miles to the familial home island of Pico, so Bill and Hazel do not have time to get there. Nevertheless Bill was extremely excited about this visit and was always proud of his Portuguese heritage.
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| a not-too-successful profile of Bill Nevis, Ponta Delgada port, São Miguel, October 1957 |
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| port of Ponta Delgada, October 1957 |
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| plaza and city gates of Ponta Delgada, October 1957 |
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| plaza in Ponta Delgada, October 1957 |
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| street in Ponta Delgada, October 1957 |
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| street in Ponta Delgada, October 1957 |
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| street in Ponta Delgada, October 1957 |
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| street scene near the Igreja Matriz de São Sebastião (Saint Sebastian Church), Ponta Delgada, October 1957 |
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| construction, Ponta Delgada, October 1957 |
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| street in Ponta Delgada, October 1957 |
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| street in Ponta Delgada, October 1957 |
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| women on the street in Ponta Delgada, October 1957 |
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| Teatro Micaelense, Ponta Delgada, October 1957 |
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| overlooking Ponta Delgada, October 1957 |
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| Lagoa das Sete Cidades, São Miguel, October 1957 |
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| Lagoa das Sete Cidades, October 1957 |
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| Bill Nevis, Lagoa das Sete Cidades, October 1957 |
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| pineapple plantation, São Miguel, with SS Constitution in background |
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| silhouette of Bill Nevis, São Miguel, October 1957 |
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| farm on São Miguel, October 1957 |
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| street scene by Igreja Matriz de São Sebastião (Saint Sebastian Church), Ponta Delgada, October 1957 |
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| port of Ponta Delgada |
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Bill and Hazel set sail on a tour of Europe on the SS Constitution (on their "Sunlane cruise" from New York City to Naples via the Azores, Lisbon and Spain, attracting high-end clientele), departing New York Harbor in October 1957. It is the same ship featured in the 1957 movie An Affair to Remember starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr and in a few episodes of the sitcom I Love Lucy from early 1956.
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| Bill and Hazel on the SS Constitution, October 5, 1957 |
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| view of New Jersey from the SS Constitution, October 5, 1957 |
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| view of the Empire State Building and Manhattan from the SS Constitution, October 5, 1957 |
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| departure of the SS Constitution from Manhattan, October 5, 1957 |
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