After the big farewell in Switzerland we were excited for our four nights in Amsterdam for the New Years period. Todd, Pete and myself made our way from Saanen with a nights stop over in Cologne, Germany and onto Amsterdam. Here we met Pip and Andrew and Angela and Matt. We checked into our amazing Airbnb which was better than we could have expected. The house we had rented had an open fire with a huge living area where we spent most of our time when at home.

We all arrived the night of the 30th and were eager to check out the town, we had some local Aussie guides with us, Aaron and Teagan who have been living in the city for the past few months so they took us out for dinner our first night. We ended up roaming the streets at night, looking in different bars and checking out the red light district.

New Year’s Day came around quite quick and after a late start and a failed attempt at a walking tour we were starting to think of our evening plans. We got our supplies and put on our best outfits and started the evening festivities. There were fireworks going off all through the day and night as fireworks are very much legal in Amsterdam. The kids in our neighbourhood were having the best time and I think Pip even wondered across to the neighbours to have a go. Close to midnight we made our way to a square close by where you are able to let off your fireworks. You really had to have eyes at the back of your head as you weren’t sure what direction they were going to fly at. The police were in attendance but just enjoyed the show like the rest of us. We spent the rest of the night dancing up a storm at a local bar.

New years day was a slow one for all involved and there was a lot of lounging around. The following day we did some sightseeing, visiting the Banksy gallery and roaming the streets and canals. We had a final dinner all together, joined by Aaron and Teagan and before we knew it our new years Amsterdam adventure had come to an end. We all left the following day with Todd, Pete and I off to Iceland.