As the Danube cuts its way through the Carpathian Mountains It narrows to just a matter of 100 or so metres across. It seems that you can almost reach across and touch the other side.
Photos: Sequence of approaching the narrowest part of the Danube
That is Romania behind, Serbia to the right and me in the middle. Notice how my hair blends so well with the mountain colours.
History Lesson
It was once the home of the Dacians who, under their King Decebalus (which means 'Strong as 10 Men') fought the Romans , twice.
That bit in the middle is a recent carving of his head seen from the Serbian side
They only let you do it once, so to quell the rebellion Trajan's soldiers built a road to bring supplies from the upper Danube that required 'moving mountains and streams' according to the inscription on the monument they left at Tabula Traina. Heroic acts in a heroic landscape
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