3 teens from the local school answering our questions.

Acapella choir who had beautiful voices and blending

Good-bye Donji Milanovac and hello putting green.

Abandoned monastery,.most of which is under water now because of the dam.

Military establishment to help guard passage on the Danube.

Old signal building with tunnels for the road.

Donji Milanovac, Serbia and Iron Gates

March 25 in Serbia ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F

Quick stop this morning in Donji Milanovac and a tour of the very small town. We were fortunate enough to have a resident, whose daughter was at the school we went to. Children are the same all over. 😁 And then we went to their local church (beautiful frescos) and heard a lovely concert.

We then bided our time until we took off for the famous Iron Gates. Beautiful tall cliffs separating the Balkan Mountains (Serbian side) from the Carpathian Mountains (Romanian side). The split actually caused some confusion this morning, as our phones changed times depending on if they were pinging the Serbian or Romanian time zone (Romania is 1 hour ahead).

Two of the most popular sights on this route are the rock sculpture of Decebalus, who tried to fight off Trajan, and at 40' high is the tallest rock sculpture in Europe (fashioned, in a way, after Mt. Rushmore supposedly); and the Tabula Traiana, an ancient Roman tablet put up to commemorate when Trahan built a road and a bridge over the Danube.Read more