Survival Guide - Amsterdam - page 345

› Don't smoke cigarettes inside bars or restaurants.
Tourist Information
› I Amsterdam ( www.iamsterdam.com ) is the city's info-packed official website.
› The VVV Main Office (
OFFLINE MAP , E1; Stationsplein 10; 7am-9pm Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm Sat & Sun) , outside Cen-
traal Station, can help with just about anything: it sells the I Amsterdam discount card,
theatre and museum tickets, a good city map (€2.50), cycling maps, public transit passes
and train tickets to Schiphol Airport. It also books hotel rooms for free. Queues can be
long; be sure to take a number when you walk in.
Travellers with Disabilities
› Many budget and midrange hotels have limited accessibility, as they are in old buildings
with steep stairs and no lifts.
› The city's many cobblestone streets are rough for wheelchairs.
› Tram lines 5 and 24 run wheelchair-accessible carriages. All buses are accessible, as are
metro stations.
› For further information, check the accessibility guide at Accessible Amsterdam
( www.toegankelijkamsterdam.nl ) .
Visas
› Tourists from nearly 60 countries - including Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, New Zea-
land, Singapore, South Korea, the USA and most of Europe - need only a valid passport
to visit the Netherlands for up to three months.
› EU nationals can enter for three months with just their national identity card.