Tips for Celebrating New Year's Eve in Amsterdam

New Year's Eve is called Oud en Nieuw ("old and new") in Dutch,

in reference to the last moments of the old year and the first moments of the new.

Another name is Oudejaarsavond, which literally just means New Year's Eve.

Impress your Dutch friends by wishing them a happy new year using the phrase

Gelukkig Nieuwjaar

(pronounced "huh-LOOK-uh NYOO-yahr").

join the festivities at one of Amsterdam's city squares,

which are free to the public and located in various spots around town. >>>