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Telephone numbers:

 

112 General emergency number for alerting police, fire brigade and ambulance

0900 9296 Information on international train travel

188104 International directory enquiries

0900 8008 Directory enquiries

0800 0101 Request collect call from the Netherlands to telephone number abroad

0900 0141 Schiphol airport information service, also in English

0900-8844 Police (non-emergency)

 

Internet sites containing information about the Netherlands:

 

www.ns.nl

Information on the Dutch Railways. Timetables for both national and international travel by train. Including an online Journey Planner.

www.intellicast.com

A four-day weather forecast for Amsterdam.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html

The CIA’s official site. Mostly statistical information, but they do seem to know an awful lot about the Netherlands. 

 

www.schiphol.nl

Information on Amsterdam’s Airport, Schiphol. Arrivals, departures, how to get to Schiphol and how to find your way around.

www.sociosite.net

If you plan to stay in Amsterdam, go here. An essential site with hundreds of links to just about everything. Emphasis on Amsterdam but has enough links to national sites as well.

 

Travel guides:

  • Michelin the Green Guide Netherlands
    Very useful guide to the Dutch side-seeing places. Best for those who want to tour around. Includes rating system and many small maps of various cities. ISBN: 978 206 712 3311
  • The Rough Guide to the Netherlands
    By Martin Dunford, Jack Holland & Phil Lee. British guide suits the anglophone budgettraveller best. Emphasis on Amsterdam. Extensive and informative. Rough Guides LTD 1997. ISBN: 978 184 836 5063
  • The Rough Guide to Amsterdam
    By Martin Dunford and Jack Holland. The definitive handbook to one of Europe’s most elegant and exciting cities. ISBN: 978 184 836 4857
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