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Closing tighter looking Aft.

The first narrowing of the Danube lies beyond the Romanian isle of Moldova Veche and is known as the Golubac gorge.

The tomb of Tito. Many still view Tito as a strong, influential leader, revered for leading an uprising against the Nazis. Others however see him as a totalitarian dictator who prohibited free speech, imprisoned tens of thousands of political dissenters, and killed over half a million people.

I was told this is a demonstration by teachers in Belgrade the day we were touring.

Entrance to a farm where we have a traditional Serbian feast. It was very good.

In the 1960's the former Yugoslavia, now part of Serbia and Romania cooperated on a joint venture that raised the level of the Danube with a series of Hydroelectric dams called the Iron Gates. The Danube is now placid between the Iron Gates, the long gorge is now underwater. This part is known as Iron Gate 2 as we are sailing from the Black Sea back toward Budapest in reverse of the normal trips. .

As the ships pass under the bridges all antennas and anything on the top deck must be laid flat.

Prewar building WW 1

The church is dedicated to the Saint Nicholas, and today you can find valuable frescoes and paintings

Belgrade Fortress, consists of the old citadel and Kalemegdan Park on the confluence of the River Sava and Danube, in an urban area of modern Belgrade, the capital of Serbia

The Church of Saint Sava is a Serbian Orthodox church located in Belgrade. It is one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world and ranks among the largest church buildings in the world

The fortress at night in Stari Grad.

A third group of students visiting for the day.

Bisected by the Sava river, Belgrade is a town of two halves: the old and the new. New Belgrade was constructed during the socialist era and the grid of blocks retains its Soviet feel. I

Twenty one feet below the Church of Saint Sava there is the Crypt and Dome Mosaic.

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