Another day...but 2 countries today. Croatia then Serbia. First did a walking tour of Vukovar, a town hit hugely by the war between the serbs and Croats in 1991 after Yugoslavia was broken up. The Serbs expected the locals to give up within hours but they fought hard and held out for months. you can still see the bullet holes in the walls which is quite sobbering. 261 locals were taken from the hospital, tortured in a local barn then shot and thrown into a mass grave. Went to a museum built around the barn which has pictures and names that continually roll on then went to a cemetery where it was very sad to see so many young men killed. There were also over 900 white crosse for unknown victims and 365 empty graves waiting for those who have never been found. Quite an emotional morning.
We then went to Ilok and went to a winery with a huge underground cellar that went over 100metres under a nearby castle.This wine was actually very nice, we bought a bottle. The winery gave 11 thousand bottles of wine for the Queens coronation..they still have bottles for special visits,and the same amount to William and Kates wedding.
In the afternoon we cruised into Novi Sad, Serbia. Another impressive fortress, lots of cafes and bars. Had a beer for $1.50 and changed our money. 10 euro is 1000 dinaras.It was strange to have 2000 denomination notes in my wallet.
Back on the boat we were entertained by a superb husband and wife classical duo (piano and violin).
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