Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Check the
Last Minute Ticket Shop
(
www.lastminuteticketshop.nl
) for half-price, same-day seats for all kinds
of performances.
Public Holidays
Banks, schools, offices and most shops close on these days.
Nieuwjaarsdag
New Year's Day, 1 January.
Goede Vrijdag
Good Friday, March/April.
Eerste & Tweede Paasdag
Easter Sunday and Easter Monday, March/April.
Koninginnedag
Queen's Day, 30 April.
Bevrijdingsdag
Liberation Day, 5 May. This isn't a universal holiday; government work-
ers have the day off but almost everyone else has to work.
Hemelvaartsdag
Ascension Day, 9 May 2013, 29 May 2014.
Eerste & Tweede Pinksterdag
Whit Sunday (Pentecost) and Whit Monday, 19 and 20
May 2013, 8 and 9 June 2014.
Eerste & Tweede Kerst- dag
Christmas Day and Boxing Day, 25 and 26 December.
Safe Travel
Amsterdam is generally very safe, but watch your purse or wallet at night in the Red Light
District and during the day around the Bloemenmarkt.
Telephone
Mobile Phones
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The Netherlands uses GSM 900/1800 phones, compatible with the rest of Europe and
Australia but not with North America (though some convertible phones work in both
places). iPhones will work fine - but beware of enormous roaming costs, especially for
data.
