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The area will be referred to as The Iron Gates. The area a gorge on the river Danube. It forms part of the boundary between Serbia , to the south, and Romania, north. In the broad sense it encompasses a route of 83 miles in the narrow sense it only encompasses the last barrier on this route, just beyond the Romanian city of Orșova, that contains two hydroelectric dams, with two power stations, Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station and Iron Gate II Hydroelectric Power Station.

Closing tighter looking Aft.

Rock Statue of Decebalus in the Iron Gates Gorge is a carving in rock of the face of Decebalus, the last king of Dacia, who fought against the Roman emperors to preserve the independence of his country, which corresponded to modern Romania.

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

Local students on a field trip in Belgrade Fortress.

The beauty in Novi Sad is in its name, translates to New Garden. Novi Sad is peppered with historical and cultural monuments, thriving pedestrian zone, bustling sqpares and verdant parks.

Ready to Rock and Roll forward onward

After sailing a short while we found ourselves entering the first of a number of locks where by the level of the water will be raised or lowered depending on your direction on the Danube River.

Belgrade Fortress is the core and the oldest section of the urban area of Belgrade. For centuries the city population was concentrated only within the walls of the fortress, and thus the history of the fortress, until most recent times, equals the history of Belgrade itself.. The first mention of the city is when it was founded in the 3rd century BC by the Celtic tribe of Scordisci, who had defeated tribes that previously lived in and around the fort. The city-fortress was later conquered by the Romans had a fortified camp on a hill at the confluence of the Danube and the Sava rivers.

Cool looking outdoor restaurant with umbrellas inverted upside down for shade.

The fortress at night in Stari Grad.

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

Now inside the last lock waiting for the rear lock to close the gate to fill the last lock.

You can see that the water level in each side of the lock is the same and we proceed into the last of the locks of Gate 1.

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

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