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| Our four program directors (Radu with microphone) |
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| Charlie and Mary checking up on the Captain |
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| Castle at the opening to the Iron Gates |
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| Rock statue of Dacian king Decebalus (Decebal) carved in mountain |
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| Hi Mary--don't get stuck in the lock |
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| Sundeck of the River Adagio while in the lock |
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| Rose with wall of lock behind her on room deck |
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| Our wonderful server in the dining room |
· Today we cruised the scenic stretch of the Danube known as the Iron Gates. We got to the first lock around 2:00 and had to wait in line to go in. It was very impressive. It is about the same size as Ice Harbor’s lock on the Columbia River. The drop, however, was not quite as deep. After we went through the first lock, then we immediately went into another lock before exiting back onto the river.
· It was fun being in our room and watching it turn from daylight, to a dark, grey wall of darkness when we went down in the lock. Upstairs, you could almost walk out onto the side of the lock when we were even with the pavement. Mary would hang her head out the window and I would take her picture.
· We later had a discussion about life under Communism with our four program directors.
· Because we were going to leave the ship a day early, we had a special Captain’s farewell drink and dinner that evening. And later on we had a special crew show. The dinner was capped off by a baked Alaska
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Vidin, Bulgaria
· This morning we docked at Vidin, one of Bulgaria's oldest towns. We toured the legendary Baba Vida fortress
· After lunch onboard, we boarded buses for a 5 hour ride to Bucharest, Romania. We arrived around 6:30 and after getting settled in our Ramada Plaza hotel, we had a late dinner. The dinner was nothing like being on the ship.
· The dinners on the ship were 6 star!! It is hard going down.
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