Amsterdam 2008/09 Spending New Years in Amsterdam meant some LONG traveling time.... Perth to Melbourne, Melbourne to Hong Kong, stuck on tarmac in Hong Kong for 2 hours (engine problems - words I'm never fond of hearing!!), Hong Kong to London, train to Harwich, overnight ferry to Holland, 2 trains to get into Amsterdam. I'm exhausted just reading this back! On the short stroll to our hotel we walk past a Vodka museum, a sex shop, Dutch version of Hooters and a number of coffee shops (read : places to get high).... Welcome to Amsterdam! It's New Years Eve and we've got tickets to a club called Escape so after dumping our bags at the hotel we take a stroll to try and find where it is. It's freezing, snow is lightly falling but it's already
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