Last Wednesday, May 16^th 2018, with my wife, her sister and her brother in law, we drove from [Pécs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A9cs) to [Mohács](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moh%C3%A1cs), a city 45 km east of Pécs, on the [Danube](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danube). In Mohács, there have been two battles, one in 1526, the other in 1687, that represented the beginning and end, respectively, of the domination of Hungary by the [Ottoman Empire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire). We first had lunch in a restaurant near the ferry terminal. ![a_mohacs_01.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmVvrLBNK8AyycLGS6cYytDNpqQrgvE9NqWGhaUno4ntNw/a_mohacs_01.png) We had gone to Mohács primarily to take the ferry and cross the Danube to go to the "Mohács Sziged", the Island of Mohács. Mohács Sziged, a long time ago, was an island between two branches of the Danube. These days, most of the time it is not an island, except when the Danube is in flood. ![a_mohacs_02.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmeNvPwZEPJYckuPSP1vZDu2ZSchp9JDUJ5EE9KAnzZ2JJ/a_mohacs_02.png) The reason why we went to Mohács Sziged is that 60 years ago, in 1958 during the communist era, my wife's mother was a pharmacist in a very small pharmacy, while her husband, also a pharmacist, was doing his military service. The pharmacy was on a street named "Riha dűlő". Here a picturesque bus stop on Riha dűlő. ![a_mohacs_03.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmRJ1wXnxCFqGG2EMwSUHgiAHGf9wqC6emiUjZYH8H4bVr/a_mohacs_03.png) When my wife's mother arrived in Mohács Sziged in 1958, she discovered a brand new house and pharmacy, but without electricity or running water. We found the pharmacy, after some research. It is no longer a pharmacy, and by the look of it, it has probably been a bar at some point: the two lamps on each side of the door are advertisement for a local beer. ![a_mohacs_04.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmcpG2dFD6ArK8GRqBzAzgA5DGRJTroY5L6ErKuSyS1DsP/a_mohacs_04.png) Next door was the house of the veterinarian and not too far was the one of the medical doctor. ![a_mohacs_05.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmWDcXhSbVt6WdMx3t83N78a9Ez6kMHcdisNox3FfScCcP/a_mohacs_05.png) And on the other side of the alley, there was a small convenience store, that is now closed and for sale. My wife, when she was 3 years old, was "buying" candy there: her mother was quite surprised when she was asked to pay for them! ![a_mohacs_06.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmYwqVgW4tMrXFhbcfgt4AhBbGW3B43CEJsSfoLvpBRHZ5/a_mohacs_06.png) Mohács Sziged is very flat and mostly farmland. ![a_mohacs_07.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZ25mRqnTtuL2KyvZdBzCdXetW5V3GHwJxwiSbHV4Nn91/a_mohacs_07.png) After our visit, we took back the ferry to Mohács. ![a_mohacs_08.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmf8jy2YCBGnbZM7d9rqatZNBAKWyhUVmFceqJ95qG8VkH/a_mohacs_08.png) *** We then went to the [Sculpture Park of Nagyharsány](https://villanyiborvidek.hu/de/das-weinbaugebiet/sehenswertes/skulpturenpark-bei-nagyharsany), near [Villány](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vill%C3%A1ny), in an ancient quarry. ![a_mohacs_09.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmaDobQ9Tw2zDzZGMytmAepXVJhyZypzzoxAfL9Pu3EZu7/a_mohacs_09.png) There, for more than 30 years, sculptors for Hungary and other countries, came to work, teach, learn and socialize. They could stay for free and be fed in a nearby building. They only needed to leave a sculpture before leaving. ![a_mohacs_10.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmfYEushAnbGEDR3vbXbXaxWLPFFMp7tg2vQZ63VZmuPyo/a_mohacs_10.png) ![a_mohacs_11.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTSSnAk1QMPeeLrYfQQox26zJ31kqaDD3jBHjY1Z6XRDF/a_mohacs_11.png) There are more than 100 sculptures, from many artists. ![a_mohacs_12.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdysPdixHbmoBdaN1N6AL28epuosobYerbYp9X2ECajuF/a_mohacs_12.png) ![a_mohacs_13.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmfDsEKAjRLwVNiRYp7s1g4sW5YwZHs8riMNeF247BpsNZ/a_mohacs_13.png) "Unraveling", by Pierre Székely I discovered this sculpture by a Hungarian artist that was born in Budapest in 1923, and that emigrated to France after World War II: [Pierre Székely](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Sz%C3%A9kely). ![a_mohacs_14.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZf2AHwWhH7uGemTQziaX5QwHt1TXpZLAP58M88THB1qm/a_mohacs_14.png) After spending about an hour in the sculpture park, we went back to Pécs. That was a good day. ![](https://steemit-production-imageproxy-thumbnail.s3.amazonaws.com/U5dr9CVxEdeksnDtwuumCufTkd5TWGT_1680x8400) ![](https://steemit-production-imageproxy-web.s3.amazonaws.com/U5dtVvv7H9KYTYscMKW1rw7WfjB4roT)

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