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It is said that every building, house and street in Sremski Karlovci have their own stories to tell, for this city was beyond doubt famous for its spirituality and culture of Serbia. The city had become an heir to the Patriarchate of Peć right after the First Serbian Migration in 1690.

View inside the dining hall is quite large. All food is prepared in an adjacent building across the patio area.

Statue of Jovan Jovanović Zmaj and Saborna Crkva, Novi Sad Jovan Jovanović Zmaj was a very important Serbian poet.

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

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

Now that the lock is closed water is flushed into this area raising our vessel and others in the area to the level of the lake that we will be sailing in a few minutes.

This was a Museum of Beekeeping and Wine cellars. It was very interesting

The table where I was seated in the corner of all the glass looking out. Can't beat the views of the farm.

A third group of students visiting for the day.

View looking toward the entrance of the building.

Ten years after Tito's death ethnic unrest's resulted in a series of wars which led to the dissolution of Yugoslavia into six separate states: Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia.

Traffic jams are universal all over the world.

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. .

Numerous homes and second homes have been build along the banks of the newly formed lake on the Danube River.

The fortress at night in Stari Grad.

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

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