I read your diary. Great comedy
I wrote up a summary of our NYE in one thread, but a glitch meant it didn't get saved and I said screw it. Might try again at some point.
Next time you're in Schipol airport for "a few hours" just go into the city! It's 15 minutes by train (just €3.80 per ticket!) and there's a train every 15 minutes so you can always make it in half an hour each way. Beats sitting around the airport.