#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.
From Schiphol it is easy to travel to central Amsterdam by train, taking 15-20 minutes. From Charles De Gaulle you can take the RER train to downtown Paris which takes 40 minutes.