Reference when visiting Amsterdam

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• Main post office - Singel 250-256 - telephone: 5563311
• Telegraph - Raadhuisstraat 48-50
• Taxi call - 6777777
• Emergency call for help (police, ambulance, fire department) - 112
• Central police station - Elandsgracht 117 - phone 5599111
• Central Medical Service - phone 0900-5032042
• Reference telephone and address service - 118.
• Reference about phones in the country - 8008.
• International Reference Service - 0418.
• Representation of Aeroflot in Amsterdam - 627-05-61.
• All emergencies - 06/112.
• Police, fire department, ambulance - 555-5555.
• Police 112 or 622-2222.
• Highway service, 0888.
• Rescue service - 112 or 0900-8844.

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How to call:

In the center of Amsterdam there are many payphones, including machines with coin exchange. For home calls, it is best to purchase a phone card, which can be bought at post offices and tobacco stores. Phone cards are available in denominations of 5, 10 or 20 euros. Instructions for using the phone in Dutch and English are present inside each payphone.

Mobile communications:
If you have a phone running at 900 or 1800 MHz, you can purchase a prepaid SIM card. Such plans can be bought at phone stores on Rokin, in the Kalverstraat area and in some supermarkets, such as Albert Heijn. You can also rent a mobile phone at Schiphol Airport.

Lost things:
If you lose your passport or credit card, contact the police, then - in the case of a passport - the consulate. If a credit card is missing, it should be blocked immediately so that no one can use it. If you lost things, you probably just left them somewhere. In restaurants and bars forgotten carefully put in the back and give the owner on demand.

Transport:
Amsterdam has a developed public transport system, including a metro, a traditional and high-speed tram, a bus network and ferry crossings over the River Ey. All urban public transport is managed by GVB (Gemeentevervoerbedrijf, i.e. municipal transport enterprise). Suburban buses linking Amsterdam to the surrounding area are owned by other operators, notably Arriva and Connexxion.

Business hours:
It is better to go shopping in the morning and on weekdays: in the afternoon, especially towards the end of the working week and in the vicinity of large shopping streets, there is an incredible push that can poison all the fun. Please note that there is no round-the-clock trading in Amsterdam. On Sundays, many department stores and almost all small shops are closed, on Mondays everything opens only at 13.00, and at 18.00 it closes again. Saturday is a shortened day (until 17.00), and on Thursday, which is considered a long day, until 21.00 there is still little open.

Discounts and refunds:
The funniest things, as usual, are hidden in small shops, but in supermarkets, large department stores and some lingerie stores there are often special offers and discounts - for example: "2 halen, 1 betalen" (i.e., birch).