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Amsterdam: Getting Around

Abstract This information should help you get into and out of Amsterdam during the 12 th EUGridPMA meeting, January 14-16, 2008.

Table of Contents

1 Places and Dates ...... 3 2 Transport to and from NIKHEF, NH Tropen, and Schiphol Airport...... 4 2.1 About Public Transport in the Amsterdam Area: Trains...... 4 2.2 Rail system map ...... 4 2.3 Public Transport in the Amsterdam Area: bus, tram and metro...... 5 2.4 Getting to Amsterdam by train ...... 6 3 Getting Around Locally...... 6 3.1 Towards the Science Park...... 6 3.2 To NIKHEF from Schiphol Airport...... 9 3.3 On Site ...... 11 3.4 Leaving NIKHEF for Schiphol Airport...... 12 3.5 Leaving NH Tropen for Schiphol Airport...... 13 3.6 Checking in at Schiphol...... 13 4 Troubleshooting...... 14 4.1 Routing trouble...... 14 5 Site security and other emergency information ...... 16 5.1 Inside the NIKHEF and Science Park buildings...... 16 5.2 Non-urgent emergencies...... 16 6 Eating and Drinking ...... 17 6.1 Where to go ...... 17 6.2 Eating On-the-go ...... 17 6.3 Pancakes ...... 18 6.4 Indonesian...... 18 6.5 Meat and Mexican ...... 19 6.6 Traditional Chinese...... 19 6.7 Unusual and authentic meals ...... 19 6.8 And finally, yes, indeed, …...... 19 7 Things to See and Do...... 20 7.1 Visual arts, painting, history ...... 20 7.2 Science and Technology...... 21 7.3 Artis Aquarium and Zoo ...... 22 7.4 Strolling around: parks and sights ...... 22 7.5 Shopping...... 23 8 Maps and Other Useful Graphical Information ...... 25

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(trams) and then either take a walk hotel Tropen or NH wait between the commute for to a way b best The From the NH Tropen to NIKHEF: to follow: • • Ittakes afew stops to get to the Kruislaan-Midde Get on the #9 tram in frontintramTropen.theNHthe#9on Getof Use of the Kruislaan and the Middenweg. within-line instructions is posted for printing. T Streetplan oftheeast ofAmsterdam. Onthe web si tram, stop “Kruislaan”. passbysmall a park landscape onyour right. Just themeantime,getoff.Inwillyoutrpassunder a road, and board a tram out-bound towards “Diemen Sn us. The overview plan above shows the directions Dated: 14 Sep 2007 heline colour changes at the intersection nwegintersection, where you wil have to te alsoteone-page a detailed image ain overpass,ain smallcrosscanal,a and n NKE i uig h sre cars street the using is NIKHEF and infront ofalarge cemetery, get offthe thetramstopthenearonthesideof iep”.

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• At the Kruislaan, you have two options: o o In decent Inweather,NIKHEF. towalkcanyou abIt’s If case of foul weather, or if you just dislike wa nescin NKE i aog h Kusan towards Kru Kruislaan the at the bus along andapproximately trams 900m. is the of NIKHEF andintersection. on get to Where Look for the main gate (picture is shown below) toare within 100m from the gate … just opposite the main gate. Ifyou forget to geto (NIKHEF, CWI, SARA, UvA, TeleCityRedBus, and AquaSe ma InstitutesAmsterdamand WCW the theScienceat ar park to get you till Kruislaan the alongContinue the overpass is shown below. approximately150 train metres, and the takes you under under Cross the buildings. r apartmentstories) stadiumandsomesoccer fields your right,onwhils Kuislaanisbroad ofa travellane (30-50 direction ofmetres wide). theYou w in left your to(that’s that,crosstheMiddenweg Kruisltheonwalkupand routeyouwouldhave walked, crossing under therai fo Wait station). “Muiderpoort police Station”. the willbusTheyoutakealong of side the not (i.e., Kr separating the the Kruislaan on from the cemetery, servicebut on bus onthewest #40side (your right, inthedirection the t of of stop intersection. busThebus stop ontheis Kruislaan, theri to Go

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escalators). pl towards down level one go then and ticket, train ThemapofSchiphol Plaza below shows thelocation the centre of the Plaza where trains, busses and taimmediatelyshoppingtheSchipholhitareaof Plaza are You lane). green a (use Customs throughprocess through pass Schiphol, first you arrive at you When Plaza is an expensive (over € 50) but usable option mtra:GtigAon page 9/26 version 1.0 Amsterdam: Getting Around

If you need to get from Schiphol To toNIKHEF NIKHEF fast, fromta Schiphol 3.2Airport and just refuse to drive you there. get to NIKHEF. Using taxis is not only expensive, b Note:even though there is ataxi stand in front of cihl lz ad h arvl ae. t h entra the At arrivals area. the and PlazaSchiphol from which the train will leave. all for train next showingmachines, signs the are NIKHEF and the Science Park are th underbeyond. crosses long) metres 150 (about tunnel The SciencetheP to Kruislaan,way your the onon View the NH Tropen, it’s not the recommended way to king a taxi from the taxi stand in from of Schiphol xis are waiting for you. . For driving directions see section 1. ut some drivers may consider the trip “too short” Dated: 14 Sep 2007 . Make yourthroughwayMakeshopsthetowards. immigration, baggage and you pickup then ao destinations,major including platform the ofthe shops andthe main plaza. First geta tom 2 r (e te in aoe the above signs the (see 3 or 2 atforms c t te lz, ut bv te ticket the above just plaza, the to nce hn pt u o te rud lo, and floor, ground the on out spit then ark from the Middenweg.thefrom ark riwy hnig yard. railway shunting e

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To get to NIKHEF by public transport you have your

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South, via Amsterdam Zuid WTC Science Park” in the commute chapter) Fromthere, eithertake walkbusor#40(forprecis you. Ride on the #9 tram for approximately 25 minutticketGeta andinvalidate three(3)strips, asor right back into the station and exit on the oppositfollowing the signs for trans and busses. If you go AmsterdamAt CentralStation, throughout gete the Plaza. Centraalwill leave. Also, getyour train tickets f in SchipholPlaza will tellyou when,and from whic Take a train to Amsterdam CentraalStation from pla Easy route: North, via Amsterdam Centraal Station opposite you (see photo). ride(oraskthedriver warntoyou). Themainentr bound“Muiderpoortfor Station”. KrutheatoffGet hall,downgo the stairs, pastthe bicycle shop, ac Here, buy a strippenkaart for tram and bus travel i Centraal (platform Duivendr 5, upper At level) 1). platform and fromget (usually off trainat t proper Schiphol P at overview board the and overhead signs usual Hilversum will schiphol airport, to trains At between Duivendrecht and Amstel. (NS)trainsuseexclusively thattrip,foreventhr andat Amstel Station. recommendWe you buy atrain Travelling to NIKHEF via thesouthern route require opposite side. really and ferries see station and the exit you If shop in opposite. red circle. Tickets can be bought in the train trat Public Transport at Amsterdam Centraal Station. The

Dated: 14 Sep 2007 choice between two alternative routes: romthe ticket windows ormachines atthe he next stop “Amstel”. e side … k thetramkticket’s inspector thatdotofor ough you have the optionmetroshaveusetheyououghto ion (redmachines) or from the Tickets and Info t out and see ferries and lots of water, go n the main hall, and then, still in the main rossthetram tracks andboard bus#40 y tp t uvnrct bt hc the Duivendrecht, check at but stop ly h platform, the next train for Amsterdam anceNIKHEFto andisthe rightWCW islaan409/413 minutestop,10after a syou to change twice: at Duivendrecht e directions,e sectionsee “Towards the es, getting off at the “Kruislaan” stop. tform 2 or 3. The train departure signs os f ae, e bc i ad xt n the on exit and in back get water, of lots ct cag tan fr Amsterdam for trains change echt, ast (“oost”)astfronttunnel side,theon ticket fromSchiphol to Amstel, and #9 tram leaved from the platform with the aa o ae ue o bad to board you sure make to laza

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within NIKHEF, dial a “0” first for an outside“TaxifromtaxiCentrhurry:calla a inlineareyou If Leaving NIKHEF for Schiphol3.4 Airport This detailed map can also be found on-line. your right, and is open between 8 AM and 5 PM. NIKHEFentrance shownisbelow. receptionThe desk the wrong side of th Kruislaan canbe used. (note that the green buildin the Kruislaan. The rail shunting yard is on the low the ground floor (Z0.09 and Z0.10). Bus stops are m Mapof the Science Park Amsterdam and NIKHEF area. nrne o h WW Colloquium WCW zalen, where the the meetings will be held. to Entrance e road)

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to … eachgate individually (so as longas there are oth sh the into dumped through are immigration and only onlyarea. youIf aretravelling outside theScheng immigration check, but a baggage security check is travellingareyouIn Schengen the to area (gates A to Schiphol on a weekly basis and pay € 145 per yeaminutes). Do not go to a line or join a queue marke Onlyduring topholidays themorningin doesgetit Dprue 2 , hra ms bde crir ad m and“Departures carriers budget 3”. See most the map whereas below to ,find out where 2” “Departures entryThethe Schengento area“Departuresatis 1” mtra:GtigAon page 13/26 version 1.0 Amsterdam: Getting Around 2 Butif you are really in a hurry you can consider a trains every 15 minutes. Expect an overall travel aboutt 25minutes. FromAmsterdam Central Station to Tropenhotel15everyNH the leave fromwillTrams Schiphol Airport from there. The tram costs 2 stripTheeasiest way is to go back to Amsterdam LeavingCentraal NH Tropen for Schiphol3.5 Airport The trip from NIKHEF to the airport takes in total “departures”. Schi to platform the fro up go Airport, Schiphol At and shoppingandsourcemainincometheSchipof foris 10minutes. Theidea behind itthatis people stand Usually, queues are short at Schiphol airport, and check-in at the airport, but does have internet departure Just theche area.baggage drop-off in point immediatelyto your gate. Otherwise, carry-on baggagego onlyto a check- have you If well. check-in as Most majorairlines now support Checkingself-service check- in at Schiphol 3.6 hotel. For well over € 50, they will take you to Sc See also http://content.schiphol.nl/info/plattegro • • ☺ Go tothe Gomain gate, andwait for bus#40 bound fo AtAmstel station, buytraina ticket to“Schiphol ) *.15 and *.45 via Amsterdam Centraal , leaving from *.03 and *.33 via Duivendrecht, leaving from platfo to provide an effective service once every 15 minut and one via “Duivendrecht”. Along each route there takesabout 30minutes, but,the there aretwo poss Amstel Station takes about 10 minutes. onefor“Muiderpoort Station”!). Thefrequency a is

hiphol in about 30-60 minutes. nden/pdf/plattegrond_lounge_uk.pdf anywhere between 60 and 100 minutes. ime between 60 and 90 minutes. ck-in. taxi from the taxi rankjust outside the gate of t s, the train ticket is around € 3,80. passing immigration and customs takes less than erpeople queuing for your plane, you don’t need enarea (gates D1-58, E,andF,G H), you pass d “Privium”: it’s just not for you, unless you come Dated: 14 Sep 2007 inat Schiphol, and a majority allows for internet ing in a queueingain cannot spend money shopping, done immediately, asyou enter the passenger- crowded worst(mytime ever having been25 in machineand, if needed, drop your bags at a to go r for it. , B, C, D59-87 and M), there is of courseD59-87ofnothereC,M),is and B, , oe ht aye de nt fe self-service offer not EasyJet does that note , mostmajor, airlines fromEurope leavefrom hl lz, n flo te elw in for signs yellow the follow and Plaza,phol Station (with the #9 tram), and get atrain to hol n hv cekdi o-ie yu a go can checked-in on-line, you have and Schiphol aboutis minutes20 bytrain, with minutes takes trip during daytime, the and pig ra Scrt cek ae oe at done Securityopping are area. checks ” (approx.” € 3,30forsinglea trip). Thetrip ☺ 2 rm 4 (at Duivendrecht: platform 4) . n U crir (u nt W) use NWA), not (but carriers US any es: boutevery 10-15 minutes. Thedrive to . So, the airporttheSo,triesshort . forqueues. is a train every 30 minutes, teaming up platform 1 (at Centraal: platform 13a) r “Amstelr Station” (and ibleroutes: onevia “Centraal Station” do notdoboard h e

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There are just a few places to avoid: and the Heinekenplein. citycentre around the Westermarkt and beyond. And Manypubs can also be found through the rest of the are located in the streets just opposite the hotel. pancakes Indonesian a the over all from dishes assortment of If youtojustwantgetIfto Where to go 6.1 on a cold winter day. It costs about 1 Euro for a sausage,h lightly salted, rather makes and for smoked a heartwarming warm, of piece e “rookworst”. This “HEMA”departmenta paststore,loo come you if And most well-known. Have enough Euro coins ready … get these from a “snack wall”, with the chain “Febo fried),andotherfried snacks. placfewquite Ina straight-sausage form a in shaped meat,(processed “f crumbs, bread in ragout meat fried “kroketten” – (Frenchchipsbuycan youwhere shop small abar”: a unique concept of quite a have Dutch Lastly, the restaurants are given below. but and bacon-with-apples syrup sugar, with pancake many of the larger train stations, Da such on Palace as supermarket behind the bigCentraal just a with goodselectionsandwichesalsoahave of mealsand Thereareplenty ofsandwich shops (“broodjes Eatingzaak” On-the-go 6.2 few pubs (called “café” in Dutch, not to be confuse Nearthe NHTropen Hotel, the Java straat has plent the tourists tend to get trapped elsewhere. inspiredfood in plenty. runAlso, most of the Argent Indonesian,restaura that find you’llRembrandtplein. road Here narrow link Reguliersdwarsstraat, the mtra:GtigAon page 17/26 Therearetwo typical Dutch elements that you reall locals still make the largest market share. old-style the cuis native Dutch of most because the bringingyou tastes from all around A the inworld. drink norTypi neither food shortage of no isThere Eating and Drinking 6 version 1.0 Amsterdam: Getting Around

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architecture,dating from the late 19 Amsterdam also features some fine architecture, bot one close to the Leidseplein. morefreedom, but also quite alot ofphysical exer advCentraalcity-side.morethethe Station Foron d themcompaniesoftours,ofoffer mostsuch lot A theactual rain has stopped). For adifferent view sharein summer, and abit ofshelter inthe winter Apartfrom these majorparks, mostof the canals ar (the“old South”). Tram #5 will take you through pa the Nieuwmarkt, or on your way to You’relikelycrossaccidentbyinto toit when loo Lastlywilllikelyyouheardhavesomewhere aboutt the area. scale thanit’s London counterpart. Bus #42 from Ce shuntingyards on the “Islands”, of the eastAmsterdam far vers the on way it’s architectureModern had interspersed inbetween the 3-4 story (but very Beethovenstraat. the alongup-m south Apollo lawalk The youwish, and it’s quite safe anytime of day, as is through the city, buy a detailed map and explore th fineoldcity, ithasfara more “ancient” look to The city of Haarlem is todaywhat Amsterdam could h consider taking a longer trip to one of the surrounyouspare,havetodayIfmorethanhaveand a seen Around Amsterdam 7.6 has language courses for Dutch as a second language Carefor a language course in Dutch? IntertaaL (Van minutes walking away. youtospend hours intheshop. Formorebooks and literature,and software,wellasas majorit with a 5stories and three former houses, it features a ve By far the best bookstore is “Scheltema”, at the Ko Not by a long stretch. Ferdinandstraat.Bolunfortunately,But, Ceintuurbathereis the along found be can supplies Computer shops and a very fine fresh-fish P.C.Hooftstraat ( outlet the and Leidseplein). square)FurtherBeethovenstraatsouth, the Museum ag the of end throughoutthe city. More up-marked shopping can be crisscrossing trams thi the Leidsestraat of (beware mos the of Nieuwedijk. Some the Kalverstraat and de Botiquesdepartmentand storeslinenowonce-mo the Shopping 7.5 away … As everywhere, pick pocketing is the main fo and hookers alike need a safe and relatively quiet Ons’ Lieve Heer op Solder th and early 20 it,andmoreis cosy than Amsterdam canbe. Stroll ding towns and villages. virtually all of Amsterdam. Remember that pimps onthe houses along the canals, take aboat tour. y of English-languageofy titles.caféinside A allows kingChinesefor restaurants Zeedijktheon and rygood collection of scientific books, humaniora, rain (with large raindrops falling down long after ningsplein. Recently enlarged and now spanning noting comparable AkihabaraAmsterdam. toin th neighbourhoodin order not to scare the clientele cise.These can be rented at various spots, also e “hofjes” that are omnipresent there. Don’t miss rtofit. Get off at the “Roelof Hartplein” stop an Dated: 14 Sep 2007 arket!) housing blocks. centrury, can beseen atits best in“Oud Zuid” eactually pretty green, with large trees offering h old and modern. The “Amsterdam School” of ntraal Station takesyou on a round trip around enturous amongst you offer canal you: bikes ain has a good collectiongoodgeneral-purposea of has ain Baerlestraat, 100m fromthe Concertgebouw) ionofCanary Wharf is far more to the human bs sopn sre!, r ae dispersed have street!), shopping or busy s rm of crime around here. he “Wallen”,heAmsterdam’s LightRedDistrict. ave been if it had not been sooverly large.A eparting on the Rokin and just oppositejustandtheRokin epartingthe on h ct. elcn te l dc yr and yard dock old Replacing the city. the found along the Van Bearlestraat (at the far , as well as many other languages. n a ms o te ttl hms ht are that stately homes the of most has an literature,“Athenaeum” attheSpui onlyis 5 all of Amsterdamallof youeverwanted see, to st famousstshopping streetsAmsterdam: in dcn soe hv nw oe t the to moved now have stores decent t n bten h Srhtpr ad the Sarphatipark and the between an, lsr o h Rjsuem n the and Rijksmuseum the to closer . You can stoll about by day or night if d the European Grid Authentication Policy Management Authority in e-Science – http://www.eugridpma.org/

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