A little New Year’s Eve Tale!
Sarah and I met up with friends from Bermuda, Joe and Marie Bento in Amsterdam on New Year’s Eve and had a blast. Joe is, amongst other things, a great singer and guitarist and I am sometimes able to persuade him to play a set at my gigs! :)
We met at Oriental City at 11:30 am and had a great Chinese meal and then went to Susie’s Saloon in the Red Light District for a few drinks and spent some time in the back room. Woo hoo!
Then we went to the Doubletree Hilton by Centraal Station and watched the sunset from the SkyLounge. Here are a couple pics from the patio at sunset. What a nice place it is. Excellent drinks and food in a contemporary atmosphere. We even had the Amsterdam version of the Dark and Stormy called, Stark and Dormy! It was an interesting twist on an old favorite. We also had some potato balls, cheese spring rolls and crispy chicken bites. It was all delicious!
Then we went to hear a live, classic rock band named, Southern Comfort at The Waterhole in Leidseplein til we kissed at midnight (Sarah and I, not Joe. ) and said Happy New Year. Thankfully, our hotel is very close to the last stop so we walked home when the band stopped at about 12:20.
