When you go by car, follow to the center signes and use the parking lot of department store "de Bijenkorf". Very central and suitable located place. Great pastrys and other food in the ground floor!!!

buy your train ticket before you travel from the airport otherwise it costs a hell of a lot more if you buy it onboard. , Deals / Saving Money, Transportation, Getting Around, Also money to be saved buying a saver tram ticket.

try the chiness restaurant in the red ligh distric , cheap and really nice, and it is very easy to go arround by bike.

go by plane, its same price and takes a 5th of the time

Many visitors arriving at Schiphol Airport might get a bad first impression of the country, because of unfriendly taxi drivers that might also overcharge. I use taxis a lot when I travel to and from Schiphol airport and I can give you this tip: use an Amsterdam taxi company called Ambassador Taxis. You can get info at their website http://www.ambassadortaxiservices.nl . I am sure you will be satisfied as I always am. They have very helpful and friendly drivers. Their rates are very good. Don't take a chance with taxi's to and from Amsterdam. I have been 'taken for a ride' too many times before.

Icelandair has GREAT R/T fares from the US to several European destinations, but they can only be found on the Icelandair.us web site. They don't participate in most of the main travel web sites. You must connect through Iceland (Reykjavik) which adds an hour or so a nonstop flight, but it's well worth it.