• Christmas in Europe
    Departing Cairns with Singapore Airlines
    Flying over Kuwait City.Amsterdam leaning buildings as the land is sinking under them.Accommodation at Ibis Hotel was in a convenient location.Evening drinks view from our hotel.We stayed next to Amsterdam Centraal Station.Amsterdam Centraal at night.AmsterdamEnjoying a canal ride.Magere Brug (Skinny Bridge) is a classic white-painted wooden drawbridge over the Amstel River.Leaning buildings.Night scene of more leaning buildings.Furniture is moved into houses by hoisting it through windows using a hijsbalk (hoisting beam/hook).Cheese shop.Canal scenery.Christmas tree.Canal scenery.Red light district.Canal scenery.AmsterdamOn the canals.Night sceneEast Indiaman Amsterdam, is a full-scale 18th-century replica moored at the National Maritime Museum

    Cairns to Amsterdam

    November 24, 2025 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C

    Our White Christmas adventure began with four nights in Amsterdam, spending our time on a canal tour and wandering the city’s charming streets.