Christmas secrets: where world leaders will celebrate holidays

There are only a few days left until Christmas and New Year. Preparations for the New Year holidays are in full swing. World leaders also plan the holiday schedule. True, not all politicians are ready to share their New Year's plans. “Forum” tried to find out who had already decided on the location of the celebration, and who was still keeping the information secret.

Barack Obama prefers the sun and the ocean

December 19 President Barack Obama and his family flew to Hawaii. For the seventh year in a row, the family of the head of the White House chooses Oahu Island to celebrate Christmas. He stopped at the house, the day of rent in which costs $ 3500. Reports about it Dalymail.co.uk. The publication notes that last year the presidential Christmas trip cost the American taxpayers about $ 4 million.

The President of the United States and his family will spend more than two weeks on the island. The Federal Aviation Administration has confirmed that temporary flight restrictions will be in effect in this zone until January 4. Ahead of Obama's planned traditional holiday. As usual, he is going to play golf and go snorkeling.

Unpredictable Vladimir Putin

If the American leader Barack Obama constantly announces his New Year trips, then Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the contrary, prefers not to talk about plans for the New Year. It happened this year, writes rbc.ru.

Vladimir Putin’s holiday geography is changing from year to year. So, the Russian president met 2014 year in Khabarovsk affected by the flood. And there he recorded the traditional appeal to the nation. And last Christmas Putin spent in a rural church near Voronezh. Together with the parishioners, the president defended the service, and was dressed very democratically - in a brown knitted jumper and without a tie.

Angela Merkel will once again be on skis

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has not yet decided on a place to celebrate Christmas. But most likely, along with her husband, the Chancellor will go to the popular Swiss resort of St. Moritz, reports rbk.ru. It was there that Merkel celebrated the holidays in the last few years. And in 2014, an incident occurred at the resort: the Chancellor fell on cross-country skiing.

Summing up 2015, Angela Merkel has a lot to remember. It was Merkel, as Forum wrote earlier, who became man of the year according to Time magazine.

David Cameron loves New Year's parties and rock

Where the British Prime Minister will meet the New Year is still a mystery.

In 2014, David Cameron had fun at a New Year's party at the country house of the bass guitarist of the rock band Blur, Alex James. Cameron's wife, Samantha, danced all evening, but the Prime Minister behaved much more modestly and refused to sing karaoke. “The Cameron couple's security ensured that none of the 200 guests could take photographs of the Prime Minister and his wife. Cameron spent the entire evening drinking a glass of wine, but was not drunk,” the TV channel quoted an eyewitness as saying. rbc.ru

Elizabeth Family Traditions

British monarchs prefer to spend Christmas with their families. The main holiday of the kingdom of Elizabeth II for many years meets in the family estate Sandringham in Norfolk County. Next door is the residence of Amber Hall Prince William and Kate Middleton. The plans of the royal family are standard activities: a visit to the church service, a festive dinner with a turkey, an exchange of gifts, a hunt for pheasants, and an indispensable view of the Queen’s address to the nation.

By the way, Elizabeth II herself is not present, but retires to a separate office. Forum wrote that last year the queen called for reconciliation. Meanwhile, Kate Middleton has already bought gifts for loved ones. And Prince William admitted that for him the best gift would be an opportunity to sleep.

Previously, Forum wrote that it is possible give for Christmas and what are the main ways save on christmas gifts.