The Danube River flows through a gorge that separates the Carpathian Mountains of southern Romania from the foothills of the Balkan Mountains. The Romanian-Yugoslav project of the Iron Gates dam tamed the river in 1972, allowing easier boat passage and creating two hydroelectric plants. I didn't photograph the dam or the locks, but below are sights as we traveled through. The truth is, this project is the only reason we were able to take this river cruise. Without the dam and locks, boats like ours could never have come this far south.
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| This is the gorge through which the Danube flows here. This is the Romanian side. |
Decabalus, the ancient Dacian chief who ruled over this area once upon a time
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| A guardhouse on the Serbian side of the gorge |
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| Farms are sprinkled along the fertile banks of the river. If you click to enlarge this photo, you will be able to see the conical haystacks to the left of the farm buildings. I loved the haystacks in this region! |
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