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To expedite the checking of the baggage and the boarding on the Saturnia at the port of Naples we gave a generous tip to the omnipotent porter who rushed us through without any waiting. We left Naples on the evening of February 11, 1948. As we left the harbor I looked at Naples's lights until they disappeared in the dark. |
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CHAPTER TENTH
- The New World: magic and unknown -
The Saturnia had been used during the war to transport troops and our third class section had no individual cabins. The women and men slept separately in huge rooms with upper and lower berths. It was crowded. The food was excellent. The ocean was rough for two or three days after we left Gibraltar. On board there were many young people like me going to rejoin their fathers. Most of them were going to New York and to New Jersey. There was a spirit of happiness and adventure on board. As we approached New York there was excitement as we prepared to disembark. We docked on
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one of New York's pier the morning of February 22, l948. The trip had taken eleven days. We disembarked at about eleven o' clock in the morning, but we had to wait until late in the afternoon to get our baggage and go through customs. My father |
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