A day of cruising and enjoying the magnificent sights of the Iron Gates in Serbia The Iron Gates of the Danube River originally consisted of four narrow gorges and three wide basins spread over several miles of the river dividing Romania and Serbia. Some people consider the 140km stretch of the river to be the Iron Gates, but most define it as just the section with the four narrow gorges. The term "Iron Gate" was first used by The Times of London in an 1853 arti...

Today there is not a lot to see in the town which is dominated by the huge white church. We saw locals getting around on a horse and cart and found the ruins of the old fortress. However the views as we cruise along the river are fantastic. Ever changing scenery so you can never get bored. Hârșova (also spelled Hîrșova; is a town located in Constanta County, Romania. The relationship between the current name of Hârșova and the ancient name of the city, Car...

First mentioned in 1318, the fishing village of Sfantu Gheorghe is well-known for its traditional cooking, including the famous black caviar (icre negre). A 30-minute walk will take you to one of the longest strips of beach on the Romanian Black Sea coast. Naturally we wanted to walk in the Black Sea so off we trotted only to be stopped by a soldier who said we must only walk to the left. Happy to comply we kept going and ran into another soldier - this one had s...

Today after saying farewell to Bucharest again we set sail on our river cruise with Amadeus Royal. A sense of disappointment was felt when we entered our cabin to find that the "panoramic" window was only about 12 inches wide and we had to stand on a chair to look outside......should have done the upgrade!! Met our fellow travellers who seem to be a mixture of Australians, British, Italian and a few other nationalities thrown in all of whom we will get to know as...

Spent the morning doing a walking orientation tour of the town with our guide Vlad and then we were left to our own devices to wander around and get a real feel for the distinct medieval ambiance of Brasov. Fringed by the peaks of the Southern Carpathian Mountains and resplendent with gothic, baroque and renaissance architecture, as well as a wealth of historical attractions, Brasov has been used as backdrop in many recent period films. Founded by the Teutonic K...