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New Year´s eve partiesPhoto Amsterdam Tourism & Convention Board (ATCB)© Wolfgang ScholvienA million people, a millionlights: Berlin is one of thebrightest and best inthe world.All the world’s a stage:New Year’s Eve in Amsterdamis a good night.Amsterdam:go Dutch or go homeHere’s a resolution for you. Vow to soak upthe firework festivities as they light up theAmstel River and romantic canals throughoutthe city – you won’t be sorry. Join the big freeparty in front of the Rijksmuseum in a largesquare in the museum quarter, then wanderthrough the bijou city centre, Chinatown,Leidseplein and Rembrandtplein neighbourhoodsto take in the impromptu internationalstreet parties. It all goes off in a wild wayinside Amsterdam’s many clubs and caféstoo. No matter what – or how much – you eator drink, come the first morning of the newyear (and it might sneak up on you faster thanyou think), a breezy ride beside the canalson one of the city’s famous rental bikes willclear out any cobwebs hanging over fromthe old year.Berlin: dancing downthe Great Party MileDown comes the wall, up goes the party.Since 1989, the celebration at the foot of thehistory-heavy Brandenburg Gate has beenlegendary. They claim it’s the world’s largestorganised New Year’s Eve party. With nearlyone million people boogieing along a 2 kmstretch, agoraphobics listen up: this maynot exactly be your thing. Weave and wigglebetween show stages, party tents, light andfireworks shows – and the street is lined withfood and drink stalls. There are performancesfrom Kim Wilde, Udo Jürgens, CultureBeat, The Scorpions, DJ Ötzi, the HermesHouse Band, Cassandra Wilson, MarianneRosenberg, DJ BoBo, Hot Chocolate and TheBossHoss. Don’t expect to hear your mobilephone when Mum calls to wish you HappyNew Year.Paris: lights,cameras, actionFirst off, the diet starts next year.Parisians love to break out theChampagne, the foie gras, and allmanner of Gallic delights in order tocelebrate la fête de Saint-Sylvestre instyle. Nothing says it’ll be a fabulousnew year like a glass of bubbly beneaththe sparkling Eiffel Tower, which iswhere the big party ends up for themega-illumination at midnight. TheChamps-Élysées attracts the crowdstoo, but floating through the city ona boat on the Seine is always one ofthe jammiest ways to soak up theatmosphere and romance of the Cityof Light. Wherever you are, this is yourchance to dress with style and do theplace proud. Bonne fête et bonne année!© Paris Tourist Office / Photo Amélie Dupont72 Norwegian in-flight magazineFlight informationNorwegian flies to Amsterdamfrom Oslo, Copenhagen and Stockholm.Flight informationNorwegian flies to Berlin from Oslo, Bergen,Trondheim, Stavanger, Sandefjord, Copenhagen,Aalborg and Stockholm.Flight informationNorwegian flies to Paris from Oslo,Copenhagen, Stockholm and Helsinki.73