#6 Same here. Just did a bank transfer Monday and it hit my bank on Wednesday. One tip, let your bank know that you will be using paypal and that paypal will be sending money to your account, and in some cases taking money out of your bank account. #7 For me in India, it takes about 3-4 working days and sometimes in just 2-3 days.
Travel from Brussels to Amsterdam direct on the high-speed Thalys train. Offering great service, amenities & e-tickets, Thalys is the way to go from Brussels to Amsterdam. In Brussels be sure to visit the Grand Place and then go looking for the Mannekin Pis statue to discover what costume he's modeling.
I like train travel once in Europe-you travel city center to city center, don't have to get out to the airports. If you do decide to take the train to Amsterdam, I'd probably look for a hotel in the area of that departing train station-would probaly be as good as choice as any and make that an easy transit.