Last Wednesday, May 16th 2018, with my wife, her sister and her brother in law, we drove from Pécs to Mohács, a city 45 km east of Pécs, on the 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.
We first had lunch in a restaurant near the ferry terminal.
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.
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.
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.
Next door was the house of the veterinarian and not too far was the one of the medical doctor.
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!
Mohács Sziged is very flat and mostly farmland.
After our visit, we took back the ferry to Mohács.
We then went to the Sculpture Park of Nagyharsány, near Villány, in an ancient quarry.
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.
There are more than 100 sculptures, from many artists.
"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.
After spending about an hour in the sculpture park, we went back to Pécs.
That was a good day.
This world is full of suprises.
This area holds sculptures by artists all around Europe.
Nice to know.
Hola @vcelier
Que interesante todas las fotografías que has presentado.
De verdad me encantan.
Me agradan mucho las esculturas que han tallado todos los artistas.
Saludos y gracias por existir.
Surprenant ce champ de sculptures! Ton voyage est enrichissant Vincent :-) profite bien!
Waoh , it is a lovely day indeed and those scriptures are amezing onces with the pics am sence
Post the best my friend
@vcelier it is amazing how time just flys buy and the surroundings before you, just drastically change.It must have been awesome for your wife to view the area, which was very different to when she was younger.I bet the buildings evoked a lot of memories for her.The sculptures are lovely too.Very detailed indeed!👍
Excelente fotos.
This post is one of several on Steemit that have me considering Central and Eastern Europe for my next big trip. (I am fascinated by the Sculpture Park of Nagyharsány.)
Thank you for the beautiful pictures and anecdotes! :)
如此美丽的地方，真的很向往，最近在听人类简史，里面有一节是在讲我们到底快不快乐，当然他没有给出确切地意思，但是至少他批判了一下自我主观的快乐，寻找生命的意义也不再重要，我喜欢这个地方我还去吗？骨灰级谁也不知道，毕竟品论的出发点太多了.
thank you
Waoh , it is a lovely day indeed and those scriptures are amezing ones with the pictures am seeing