GERMANY: Suncream and bathing suits and welcome in the first weekend of spring temperatures

Record ID: 333239

  • Title: GERMANY: Suncream and bathing suits and welcome in the first weekend of spring temperatures
  • Date: 25th March 2012
  • Summary: WANNSEE, BERLIN (MARCh 24, 2012) (REUTERS) CHILDREN RUNNING OUT OF WATER SPLASHING EACH OTHER CLOSE OF WOMAN USING NEWSPAPER TO SHIELD FROM SUN FAMILY ON BEACH CHILDREN PLAYING WITH BUCKETS AND SAND PEOPLE WALKING PAST WITH SUN LOUNGERS (SOUNDBITE) (German) BEACH VISITOR, MRS. BUENGEL, SAYING: "For me, it is tied in with childhood memories, I was born here and came to this beach a lot as a child and at the height of summer it's is a bit too hot, so we always use the first days of Spring, or Spring in general to come here." (SOUNDBITE) (German) BEACH VISITOR, FELIX BUENGEL, SAYING: "It's been really nice to now. The water is a bit cold but we are cool. I'm having a lot of fun with my friend: we built a sandcastle that we then broke straight after and then we threw mud at each other. It's brilliant. Then we got an ice cream and it's basically perfect to come here on a hot day. There is nothing better than coming here to cool down." (SOUNDBITE) (German) BEACH VISITOR, IRIS QUADE, SAYING: "I heard it was 10 degrees and 10 degrees sounds very cold (the water)." MAN SWIMMING VARIOUS OF BOYS EATING ICE CREAM PEOPLE ON BEACH VARIOUS OF BOATS ON WATER WOMAN READING NEWSPAPER ON SAND GIRL PLAYING IN WATER PEOPLE SITTING ON SUN CHAIRS ON BEACH (SOUNDBITE) (German) EMPLOYEE AT BERLIN WANNSEE BEACH, AXEL OTT, SAYING: "We offer free entry, of course. With weather like this one really should think about coming here. There are free sunloungers, we haven't put the beach baskets out yet because there wasn't enough time. There are only a few of us at the moment and we spent the last few days getting the beach ready to how it is at the moment. We cleaned the sand the terraces are clean and what can I say - Get your swimming trunks!" FAMILY ON BEACH CHILD PLAYING IN WATER REFLECTION OF CHILDREN PLAYING ON WATER BOY RUNNING OUT OF COLD WATER
  • Embargoed: 9th April 2012 13:00
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  • Location: Germany, Germany
  • Country: Germany
  • Topics: Quirky,Travel / Tourism
  • Reuters ID: LVA5L5XKKVH85CARYIMVEUWZBP7Z
  • Story Text: Berlin locals on Saturday (March 24) swapped scarves for bikinis and headed off to the Wannsee lakeside city beach on the first day it re-opened after a long winter break.
    With temperatures hovering around the 20 degree mark it was warm enough for most beach visitors to strip down and tank up some much needed vitamin D.
    Not everyone was brave enough to get into the water but ice creams were already on sale.
    "I heard it was 10 degrees and 10 degrees sounds very cold," Iris Quade said from the safety of a deckchair.
    "For me, it is tied in with childhood memories, I was born here and came to this beach a lot as a child," said Mrs Buengel at Wannsee with her son.
    "The water is a bit cold but we are cool. I'm having a lot of fun with my friend: we built a sandcastle that we then broke straight after and then we threw mud at each other. It's brilliant. Then we got an ice cream and it's basically perfect to come here on a hot day," Felix Buengel added.
    Wannsee, a popular city beach is full to bursting in summer and charges entry during the main season. But for Saturday's beach-goers it was on the house.
    "We offer free entry, of course. With weather like this one really should think about coming here. There are free sunloungers, we haven't put the beach baskets out yet because there wasn't enough time. There are only a few of us at the moment and we spent the last few days getting the beach ready to how it is at the moment. We cleaned the sand the terraces are clean and what can I say - Get your swimming trunks!" said Axel Ott, one of the Wannsee employees who got things up and running.
    The outdoor bathing season begins officially on April 6, but the Wannsee beach opened early this year because of the good weather.
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