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Bulgaria on the left and is relatively  1964 and 1972, this section of river
          Cetate, Romania 11  July             wide.  Then, it carves a path through  presented  great  hazards  to  the
                                th
                                               the lower Carpathian Mountains to the  shipping trade. A second dam and a
                                               north and the Balkan Mountains to the  power station (Djerdap II) were built
             his day, we enjoyed a leisurely day  south, creating a series of four steep  in 1984.
          Tof sailing.                         gorges known as the Iron Gates. Until     efore  lunch,  we  stopped  at
                                               Romania  and  Yugoslavia  jointly
              t  first,  the  river  separates  constructed  a  hydro-electric  dam   BCetate and enjoyed a TASTING
          ARomania on the right bank from      across the Danube (Djerdap I) between  of excellent local wines.
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