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Stranded: Brits celebrate Christmas on Bondi Beach in Sydney
While snow fell for the festival in Berlin and elsewhere in Europe, the Australians, for example here in Sydney on the famous Bondi Beach, spent Christmas again in summery temperatures. These British people also liked it on Saturday and made the most of the corona situation at home in the UK. “There are no flights home. So I’m celebrating as much as I can. I love being here. Christmas on the beach, that’s a dream.” “What else could we want? Beautiful bodies on the stand, the sand, the water, the sun. Where else should I want to be?” “I would like to be at home, but I can’t. So here we are.” And when the sun-hungry or stranded on the beach, someone has to take care of them. So does lifeguard Captain Adam Thorp. “I have the morning shift today and can celebrate later with my family. Covid-19 is spreading chaos and many cannot be with their loved ones. Therefore, many more people are here on the beach asking if they can patrol at Christmas. And me think: the more the better. ” Lifeguards, volunteers and the police were on Bondi Beach at the weekend – the latter to enforce the strict alcohol ban on the water if necessary.
There are currently no flights home to the UK, one of the sunbathers reported. So he has to make the best of his pandemic situation.