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Holiday's |
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Holiday |
2006 |
Affected |
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New Year's Day |
01/01 |
Everything
closes |
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Good Friday |
04/14 |
Limited
closing |
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Easter Monday |
04/17 |
Everything
closes |
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Dutch National Day |
04/30 |
Everything
closes |
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Rememberance Day |
05/04 |
Does not close |
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Ascension Thursday |
05/25 |
Everything
closes |
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Liberation Day |
05/05 |
Limited
closing |
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Pentecost Monday |
06/05 |
Everything
closes |
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Christmas |
12/25 |
Everything
closes |
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Day after Christmas (Boxing Day) |
12/26 |
Everything
cloes |
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Money |
Currency Holland
The
Euro is the official
currency, introduced in January
2002. The Dutch Guilder was
completely replaced by the
Euro.
Euro (€) = 100 cents.
Notes are in denominations of
€500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and
5. Coins are in denominations of
€2 and 1, and 50, 20, 10, 5, 2
and 1 cents. To convert your
currency in Euro:
Universal Currency Converter.
Exchange
Exchange offices are indicated
by the letters
GWK (Grens Wissel Kantoor).
This is a national organisation
with currency exchange offices
at major railway stations, at
Schiphol Airport. Online
locators:
Travellers Cheques Visa,
VISA ATM Locator,
MasterCard ATM Locator.
Credit cards
Accepted: American Express,
MasterCard, Diners Club,
Eurocheque and Visa.
Banking hours
Monday 1300 hrs-1600 hrs,
Tuesday-Friday 0900 hrs-1600 hrs.
GWK offices are open seven days
a week. |
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