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Beaches, BBQs and Bikinis
Sydney, Australia
Surprising as it may sound, but some of the best Christmas
Day feasts in Sydney involve going to the city’s many
beaches, donning bikinis, board shorts, thongs (as flip-
flops are called in Australia) and indulging in a grand
barbecue feast with family and friends, where plenty of
grilled turkey, burgers and ice-cold beer take centre stage.
Iconic beaches like Bondi, Tamarama and Manly are the
most popular ones to hang out at and enjoy the blazing
Christmas summer sun while working on that festive tan.
But this is not to say that some of the more typical trappings
of a ‘traditional’ Christmas are totally ignored by our friends
down under. In fact, the Yuletide festivities are kicked off
on the last Saturday of November when Santa Claus and
Sydney’s Lord Mayor light the giant Christmas tree at a
family concert in Martin Place. Another popular thing to do
during the season is to check out the beautifully decorated
Christmas window display dioramas at the David Jones
store opposite St James Station, which each year tell a
different Yuletide story.
(Above)
The
Christmas
laser show
at St.Mary’s
Cathedral in
Sydney. The
architecture of
the Cathedral
is typical of
the Gothic
Revival of the
19th century.
