Lake Balaton


Thoughts in Darrick Wood by Trevor Morgan 02 June 2020 (traduction française ci-dessous)



I think a lot about the places my wife and I have visited and the people we have met. We rarely go to another place without meeting friends, family or work colleagues. People are our driving force to go anywhere.

One of my good friends and work colleagues, who sadly died recently, told me of a wonderful time that he and wife had when they visited Lake Balaton in Hungary many years ago. Last year I finally got to go there to celebrate a wedding. It is a wonderful place to visit.

Lake Balaton is Central Europe’s largest lake by area at c. 600 square kilometres, followed closely by Léman (Lake Geneva) at c. 582 square kilometres. Léman is much bigger by volume of water at c. 89 cubic kilometres compared to c. 1.9 cubic kilometres. Both lakes are worth visiting and they are important attractions for land locked Hungary and Switzerland.

The people of Hungary are very independent minded, and they were the first European nation to rise up against the oppression of the Soviet Union after World War Two in 1956. Sadly, their struggle for liberty and democracy was crushed.

The populists running Hungary at present should learn from history as it might not be on their side.




Pensées dans Darrick Wood par Trevor Morgan 02 juin mai 2020

Je pense beaucoup aux endroits que ma femme et moi avons visités et aux gens que nous avons rencontrés. Nous allons rarement dans un autre endroit sans rencontrer des amis, de la famille ou des collègues de travail. Les gens sont notre force motrice pour aller n'importe où.

Un de mes bons amis et collègues de travail, qui est malheureusement décédé récemment, m'a raconté un merveilleux moment que lui et sa femme ont vécu lorsqu'ils ont visité le lac Balaton en Hongrie il y a de nombreuses années. L'année dernière, j'ai finalement pu y aller pour célébrer un mariage. C'est un endroit merveilleux à visiter.

Le lac Balaton est le plus grand lac d'Europe centrale par sa superficie au c. 600 kilomètres carrés, suivi de près par le lac Léman (lac de Genève) à c. 582 kilomètres carrés. Le lac Léman est beaucoup plus grand en volume d'eau à c. 89 kilomètres cubiques par rapport à c. 1,9 kilomètres cubiques. Les deux lacs valent le détour et ce sont des attractions importantes pour la Hongrie et la Suisse enclavées.

Le peuple hongrois est très indépendant d'esprit et il a été le premier pays européen à s'élever contre l'oppression de l'Union soviétique après la Seconde Guerre mondiale en 1956. Malheureusement, leur lutte pour la liberté et la démocratie a été écrasée.

Les populistes qui dirigent actuellement la Hongrie devraient apprendre de l'histoire, car elle pourrait ne pas être de leur côté.


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