Discover Budapest organised a trip down to Mohacs to see the BUSÓJÁRÁS, the annual event commemorating a battle with the Turks. I cannot remember who won, who lost, or when it was, nor probably do most of the people that flock to the town every February to see the bonfire, the people dressed up in monster masks and fleeces, and the floating of a coffin down the Danube symbolising a goodbye to winter. This festival, or carnival could be really great. The people obviously enjoy it, locals and tourists <!-- pagebreak -->alike. The women in the crowd get symbolically molested by the monsters and kissed will paint that is impossible to remove and covered with feathers, and they really love it. The problem is that it is a potentially great carnival with not an ounce of infratructure. With thousands and thousands of people flooding into the town year after year, one would think that they would put up a sign or two with directions to the main venues. We, and everyone else just wandrered in circles following other crowds of lost people going in all directions. Maybe this was part of the planned fun, but after 3 hours on the road we all could have used some mulled wine and a toilet. Which brings me to my only serious complaint about the Mohacs Busojaras - there is 1, count them 1, public toilet in the entire town with not a single toi-toi port-a-potty in existence. Nor will the local restaurants let people in to use the facilities, but neither should they have to. If nothing else, there is a law covering events and providing adequate toilet facilities. Get with the program folks, I tied a knot for about 4 hours! The other thing that got me down was all these monsters walking around with several donuts (fank)impaled on their 3-pronged pitch-forks, but none were actually to be had to eat anywhere. That said, Mohacs is a town with beautiful, if out-of-place buildings nestled on the Danube and worth a visit even if the Busujaras is not going on at the time. You can stop in Szekszard on the way there or back for some great wines. I will add a photo link from David Erickson as soon as I get it. This photo is his too.